The Taliban denied this Sunday having murdered dozens of former members of the Afghan security forces since their return to power, as mentioned the day before by the United States, their Western allies and human rights organizations.

“This information is not based on any evidence.

We reject them, ”said Taliban Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Sayed Khosti in a video message sent to the press.

"There have been cases of murders of former members of the security forces" of the government overthrown last summer, "but because of rivalries or personal enmities," he concedes.

"If they have documents and evidence, they should show them to us," he adds to the Westerners, deeming "unfair" to accuse the Taliban of these murders.

Amnesty for the forces of the old regime

Qari Sayed Khosti recalled that the Taliban had, after their return to power, decreed a general amnesty for all the security forces of the former regime.

Many of them "live quietly" in the country thanks to this amnesty, while they "killed hundreds of combatants and civilians" during the last two decades of war, affirms the Taliban.

On Saturday, the United States and twenty countries, including Great Britain and Japan, as well as the European Union, had said they were "deeply concerned" by the "summary executions" of former members of the security forces. by the Taliban regime, revealed by human rights organizations, and called for rapid investigations.

Washington wants 47 murders or disappearances investigated

In the week, the NGO Human Rights Watch published a report which, according to it, documents "killings or disappearances of 47 former members of the Afghan national security forces who surrendered or were detained by the Taliban forces. between August 15 and October 31 ”. "Among the victims are military personnel, police, intelligence agents and militiamen," said HRW. Washington and its allies have called for "swift and transparent investigations". "We will continue to judge the Taliban on their actions," they also recalled.

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August, as the US-backed government in Kabul and its army collapsed. Their return to the helm of the country raised fears of a return to the brutal and rigorous regime of their first reign between 1996 and 2001, marked by their violent repression of opponents and the ban on women working, studying or going out alone. Today's Taliban leaders, eager to gain international respectability, have promised their regime will be different.

They have not officially reiterated these prohibitions since their return to power, but have so far limited the possibilities for women to work and for young girls to study.

U.S. officials spoke to Afghan authorities earlier this week and urged the Islamist movement to provide education to women and girls across the country.

The United States also "expressed deep concern over allegations of human rights violations," said a US spokesperson.

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