US and western allies accuse Taliban of executions of former members of Afghan security forces

The countries affirmed that the rights abuses “contradict” the amnesty towards the former security forces.

The United States and its Western allies on Saturday accused the Taliban of “summary executions” of former Afghan security forces, revealed by human rights organizations.

“We are deeply concerned by reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces, documented by Human Rights Watch and others,” read a statement from the United States, the European Union, Australia, Britain and Japan. , among others, published by the State Department.

The countries claimed that the rights abuses “contradict” the amnesty for previous security forces announced by the Taliban after they seized power in Afghanistan in August, when the US-backed government of Kabul and the US military broke down. collapsed. (I)

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