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women’s aid organization said Friday that former security personnel are still
being killed across the country, describing the Taliban’s declared general
amnesty as “deceptive.”
In a statement, the Women’s Solidarity
Organization of Afghanistan said that ex-soldiers, who no longer have any
military role and are struggling to support their families, are facing daily
targeted killings.
The group argued that the Taliban’s amnesty
pledge, announced after they seized power in 2021, has remained only rhetoric
and has not protected former service members. It also criticized the 2020 Doha
Agreement between the Taliban and the United States, saying it failed to bring
peace and instead pushed Afghanistan into further violence and human rights
abuses.
The organization blamed former U.S. envoy
Zalmay Khalilzad and other parties to the deal for the current situation and
called on the United Nations and the Human Rights Council to hold the Taliban
accountable. It urged international bodies to support victims’ families and
children left without guardians.
Taliban leaders have repeatedly denied
systematic revenge killings and maintain that their fighters are under orders
to respect the amnesty.
