This statement follows an investigation by the NGO Human Rights Watch, which reviews the murders and disappearances of 47 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces.
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The United States and its Western allies have said “concerned”, Saturday December 4, by the “summary executions” former members of the Afghan security forces by the Taliban regime. “We are deeply concerned at reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces, as documented [l’ONG] Human Rights Watch and others “, assure twenty countries – United Kingdom, Japan, the European Union … – in a press release published by the US State Department.
This week, Human Rights Watch released a report (in English) which, according to her, documents “the killings or disappearances of 47 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces who surrendered or were detained by Taliban forces between August 15 and October 31”. According to the NGO, military personnel, police, intelligence agents and militiamen are among the victims. “Taliban leaders ordered members of the surrendered security force units to register for a letter guaranteeing their safety.”, according to HRW. But it was a decoy.
“[Les talibans] used these lists of names to carry out the detention and summary execution or enforced disappearance of these people a few days after their registration. “
Human Rights Watchin a report
Today’s Taliban leaders, eager to gain international respectability, have promised their regime will be different. But the new government has continued to apply violent punishments and the United Nations has expressed concern over the “credible allegations” that the Taliban have committed retaliatory killings since their victory, despite promises of amnesty for the troops of the ousted government.
“We stress that the alleged actions constitute serious human rights violations and contravene the amnesty announced by the Taliban”, the group of allies said in its statement. For Washington and its allies, “Reported cases must be investigated swiftly and transparently, those responsible must be held to account and these steps must be clearly announced to act as an immediate deterrent to further killings and disappearances.”.