EU and 21 Western countries have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former Afghan forces after the Taliban took power
The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces after the Taliban took power in August.
"We underline that the alleged actions constitute serious human rights abuses and contradict the Taliban's announced amnesty," said the statement, issued by the German Foreign Ministry. The joint statement was issued by Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and the United States.Afghan Interior Ministry spokesperson Sayed Khosti rejected the accusation of reprisal killings, saying no evidence had been presented.
"We have had some individual cases of killings of ex-government members but these were due to private enmity and we've arrested those involved."Taliban accused of 'disappearing' dozens of former Afghan officersPreviously, Human Rights Watch said in a report on November 30 that Taliban forces in Afghanistan have executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers since taking over the country on August 15, despite the proclaimed amnesty.
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