Post by Murph on May 1, 2024 6:55:17 GMT -6
Afghan Taliban's Systematic Killings Of Former Soldiers, Police Officers, And Opponen
In a recent interview with the ToloNews, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the chief of the General Staff of the Taliban's Armed Forces, was asked about reports of Taliban members arresting, harassing, and killing former soldiers and officials who had served during the Republic era (2002-2021). Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat responded, "I reject this. This is a lie. It has no basis; and no one who was in the previous system has been arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and this is false news."[1]
Three days after the Taliban fighters entered Arg, the Presidential Palace, in Kabul on August 15, 2021, a "General Amnesty" was announced by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Cultural Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), who also told Afghans: "You should restart your routine life with full confidence." So, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat's contention that reports about the Taliban forces killing former officials have no basis could be believed if the amnesty was upheld. However, evidence appearing in Afghan media contradicts Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat's denial because the Taliban forces are killing former soldiers regularly.
On February 19, General Farid Ahmadi, the commander of the Commando Corps in the former government, said in an interview that the Taliban rulers had promised general amnesty, but it was a false promise. The Taliban had detained thousands of former soldiers and security officials since they took control of Afghanistan, he said, adding that this policy had forced them to form a group of 9,000 commandos aimed at supporting the former security forces. General Ahmadi said that the Taliban's refusal to uphold their promise of general amnesty and betrayal has deepened the sense of distrust among the Afghan populace. He said his group's long-term goal is to liberate Afghanistan from the Taliban.
www.memri.org/reports/afghan-talibans-systematic-killings-former-soldiers-police-officers-and-opponents