The U.S. and a host of other countries “are deeply concerned by reports of summary killings and enforced disappearances” of former members of Afghanistan’s security forces, they said in a joint statement.
released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch documented the summary executions or abductions of 47 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces.
Investigators spoke with witnesses and the families of victims, as well as former government and Taliban officials, before drawing conclusions, it said added.Taliban fighters patrol in Kabul on Aug. 19, 2021. Human Rights Watch said the Taliban told it that they had removed from their ranks 755 members found to have committed such acts and had established a military tribunal for those accused of murder, torture and illegal detention.
“The Taliban have used these screenings to detain and summarily execute or forcibly disappear individuals within days of their registration, leaving their bodies for their relatives or communities to find,” the report said.
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