PESHAWAR: The United Nations (UN) has accused the Taliban and their allies of killing more than 100 former government officials in Afghanistan. “Those killed by the Taliban and their allies also include those who have worked with the NATO forces in Afghanistan in the past,” The UN has said.
The report alleged that in addition to politically motivating killings, women’s rights have been suppressed since the Taliban came to power and restrictions have been placed on citizens’ right to protest.
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The report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres states that “despite the announcement of a general amnesty for members of the former Afghan government, members of the security forces and those working with NATO forces, the UN mission in Afghanistan is receiving credible reports of killings, enforced disappearances and other measures against citizens.
The report says that since the Taliban took over the country on October 15 last year, there have been about 100 reports of such killings, which appear to be “seemingly accurate.” The report is the latest in a series of warnings issued by the UN chief to the Taliban government to stop the human rights violation in the war-battered country.
International aid agencies have cut off economic aid to Afghanistan since the withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan, last year. According to the report, there are credible reports that at least 50 militants belonging to the local organization have been killed so far across the country. The report also states that “Harassments of human rights activists and journalists is on the rise in the Afghanistan,” the report said.
On 16 January, the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) has accused the Taliban of violations of Afghan women’s rights and gender based discrimination in Afghanistan. The United Nations said in a statement that the Taliban’s policy is a form of “collective punishment” for women and girls.” The statement added that the strategy of excluding women from work and education is “leading women to poverty”..