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UN: Taliban carried out hundreds of killings after taking power

2023-08-23 07:54:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
UN: Taliban carried out hundreds of killings after taking power
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Taliban fighters have carried out hundreds of killings since taking power in Afghanistan in 2021, despite a "general amnesty" intended to protect the previous government, according to the United Nations.

In a report released Tuesday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) counted at least 218 extrajudicial killings among more than 800 alleged crimes, including arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and ill-treatment, and enforced disappearances.

Former members of the Afghan National Army and police and officials of the National Directorate of Security were among those most targeted, and most of the violations occurred in the immediate months after the terrorist group took control on August 15, 2021, UNAMA said.

"The report presents a stark picture of the treatment of individuals associated with Afghanistan's former government and security forces since the Taliban took over the country," said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. "Moreover, since they assured themselves that they would not be targeted, this is a betrayal of the people's trust."

The Taliban had initially presented themselves as a more moderate version of their former selves and promised an "amnesty" for opponents as they swept across the country following the withdrawal of US and NATO troops after two decades of war.

But instead, it has cracked down on citizens, targeting women by banning them from university and closing high schools for girls. Afghan women are also banned from working for NGOs, including the UN, and are restricted from traveling without a male companion. They are also banned from public spaces such as parks and gyms./ CNA





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