Western nations reveal issue over Afghan reprisals, Taliban decline allegations

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Western countries express concern over Afghan reprisals, Taliban reject accusations

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Taliban forces stand guard in front of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021.

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The United States and a group of Western nations consisting of Germany, France and Britain have actually revealed issue over reported killings and disappearances of previous members of the Afghan security forces after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August.

In a joint declaration released over the weekend, the 21 nations plus the European Union described reports of such abuses recorded by Human Rights Watch and others.

“We underline that the alleged actions constitute serious human rights abuses and contradict the Taliban’s announced amnesty,” stated the declaration, released by the German Foreign Ministry.

“Reported cases must be investigated promptly and in a transparent manner, those responsible must be held accountable, and these steps must be clearly publicized as an immediate deterrent to further killings and disappearances,” it stated.

Afghan Interior Ministry representative Sayed Khosti declined the allegation of reprisal killings, stating no proof had actually existed.

“If there is any evidence, it should be shared with us,” he stated in a video declaration, indicating the basic amnesty revealed by the Taliban federal government.

“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.”

“This is slander against the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, not justice.”

Human Rights Watch stated in a report onNov 30 that Taliban forces in Afghanistan have actually performed or by force vanished more than 100 previous authorities and intelligence officers considering that taking control of the nation onAug 15, in spite of the proclaimed amnesty.

The Taliban interior ministry has actually declined the Human Rights Watch report however stated it would detain anybody who might be revealed to have actually performed violent reprisals versus members of the previous armed force.

Facing a deep recession following the abrupt withdrawal of foreign help when Western nations took out of Afghanistan, the Taliban have actually been appealing for global assistance to fend off a humanitarian catastrophe, with majority the population dealing with appetite over the winter season.

The joint declaration stated, “We will continue to measure the Taliban by their actions”.

The declaration was released 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.