UN raises alarm over “credible allegations” of extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August
An Amnesty International report said members of the Taliban had killed ethnic and religious minorities and former Afghan soldiers.
UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif said on Tuesday she was deeply alarmed by continuing reports of such killings, despite a general amnesty announced by the Taliban after their August 15 takeover. Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said the government was "fully committed" to the amnesty decree, and denied employees of the previous administration were being persecuted."Incidents will be thoroughly investigated but unsubstantiated rumours should not be taken at face value."
"In Nangarhar province alone, there... appears to be a pattern of at least 50 extrajudicial killings of individuals suspected to be members of the DAESH-K," she said, with reports of "brutal methods... including hanging, beheadings, and public display of corpses".
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