In a recent interview with the ToloNews, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the
chief of the General Staff of the Taliban's Armed Forces, was asked
about reports of Taliban members arresting, harassing, and killing
former soldiers and officials who had served during the Republic era
(2002-2021). Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat responded, "I reject this. This is
a lie. It has no basis; and no one who was in the previous system has
been arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and this is false news."[1]

Three days after the Taliban fighters entered Arg, the Presidential
Palace, in Kabul on August 15, 2021, a "General Amnesty" was announced
by Enamullah Samangani, a member of the Cultural Commission of the
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), who
also told Afghans: "You should restart your routine life with full
confidence." So, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat's contention that reports about
the Taliban forces killing former officials have no basis could be
believed if the amnesty was upheld. However, evidence appearing in
Afghan media contradicts Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat's denial because the
Taliban forces are killing former soldiers regularly.

On February 19, General Farid Ahmadi, the commander of the Commando
Corps in the former government, said in an interview that the Taliban
rulers had promised general amnesty, but it was a false promise. The
Taliban had detained thousands of former soldiers and security
officials since they took control of Afghanistan, he said, adding that
this policy had forced them to form a group of 9,000 commandos aimed at
supporting the former security forces. General Ahmadi said that the
Taliban's refusal to uphold their promise of general amnesty and
betrayal has deepened the sense of distrust among the Afghan populace.
He said his group's long-term goal is to liberate Afghanistan from the
Taliban.

In January 2022, the Guardian quoted the United Nations as saying that
it received "credible allegations" that more than 100 members of the
ousted Republican regime, its security forces, and those who worked
with international troops had been killed since the Taliban took over
control of Afghanistan.

In April 2022, an international media report highlighted that the
Taliban targeted and executed former soldiers and officials, subjecting
them to torture and death. Specifically, the report documented the
tragic fates of several people: Banu Negar, a female police officer,
was murdered on September 5, 2021; four former soldiers met a similar
fate in September 2021; Mohammad Hashim, an Afghan police chief, was
assassinated on October 1, 2021. Furthermore, the report revealed that
within the first eight months of the Taliban's control of Kabul, 490
former soldiers and their family members either disappeared or fell
victim to violence.

Not all the killings by the Taliban are reported. It is not possible to
list all such killings. However, if we examine reports that have
appeared in the Afghan media during the first three months of 2024,
Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat's claim falls flat on its face. Let us look at
some of the recent cases that reveal how the Taliban are targeting and
killing former security personnel systematically.

In March this year, Afghan media reported several cases of former
security officials being arrested, tortured, or killed by the Taliban
forces. According to a report published by Afghanistan International on
March 3, the Taliban intelligence forces arrested Agha Lali, a former
national security director of Lashkargah City, along with seven of his
former colleagues. The arrests occurred in various areas of the city of
Lashkargah in Helmand province. Lali and his colleagues had served
during the previous government of Afghanistan.

In the first week of March 2024, Paigah News Agency published a report,
saying that the Taliban had set fire to the house of Kamaluddin Nezami,
the former governor of Panjshir province. According to the report, the
Taliban had converted Nezami's house into a camp, where ten Taliban
soldiers were stationed. This cruel act not only targets individuals
but also tries to remove any signs of resistance to the Taliban rule.

On March 11, 2024, NRF News reported, the Taliban killed a former
security official in Kabul City. The victim, identified as Asadullah,
had previously served in the National Directorate of Security in
Jawzjan province during the Republic era. This act of violence serves
as a stark reminder of the grave consequences faced by those who oppose
Taliban rule or served during the previous government. On the same day,
March 11, the Taliban arrested a former member of the police forces
named Shafi Ahmad. Ahmad, a resident of Panjshir province, was arrested
in Kabul city. According to the Khorasan Times, he had served during
the Republican era.

On March 24, as the NRF News has reported, the Taliban killed a former
member of the Afghan army in the Koh Daman region of Kabul province.
According to the report, Colonel Tawoos was working in his field when
the Taliban arrested him, tortured him, stabbed him, and ultimately
killed him by gunfire. The killing of Tawoos shows the Taliban's
ruthless tactics in eliminating perceived threats to their authority.
On March 25, the Taliban forces killed Basheer, a former member of the
local police, in Kunduz City near his residence, As the Paigah News
Agency has reported. Basheer had worked during the previous government.

In the last week of March, the NRF News Agency reported that the
Taliban had arrested three people in Panjshir province. These
individuals had previously worked in the security departments of the
former Afghan government. The arrests occurred in the Khenj district of
the province. This highlights the Taliban's systematic targeting of
people associated with the former government and contributing to
widespread fear among the population.

On March 28, Afghan journalist Sami Jahesh shared a picture on X
(formerly Twitter), saying that Dawlat Mohammad, who served as the
officer of Maimay district also known as Darwaz-e Payeen district in
Badakhshan province under the previous government, had surrendered the
district to the Taliban in exchange for money. This resulted in the
deaths of 25 personnel from that district, including the deputy
national security and the police commander. The tweet also said that
Dawlat Mohammad had since entered Iran on the Taliban's orders and
introduced himself as a member of the National Resistance Front (NRF)
of Afghanistan, one of the main anti-Taliban resistance groups. If this
report is correct, it means the Taliban might be pursuing their
opponents abroad.

During January and February 2024, a similar pattern can be seen of the
Taliban forces systematically targeting the former security and police
officials. On January 4, A Taliban member killed a former government
police officer in the Gizab district of Uruzgan province. The Taliban
intelligence arrested a former government soldier named Mohammad Amin
in the Yakawlang district of Bamyan province on January 8 of this year.
Ali Gul Haydary, a former commando of the previous government, was
killed by the Taliban in Kabul on January 16. The Taliban forces shot
and killed two former soldiers in the Kuh-e Chehel Dokhtaran area of
Kabul on January 16.

On January 18, the Taliban killed a person in Kabul who had previously
worked in the security sector during the former government. The victim,
identified as Ali Gul Hussaini, hailed from the Nawur district of
Ghazni province. He had recently returned to Afghanistan from Iran. On
January 18, the Taliban arrested Sayed Mustafa, a former army officer
from Bamyan province, accusing him of being the main perpetrator of the
bombing in front of the Barchi City Center in western Kabul. On the
same day, former national security soldier Mohammad Yasir was
mysteriously shot dead in Dah village of Baharak district, Badakhshan
province. Yasir had served in the government before the Taliban seized
power in August 2021.

On January 19, a car belonging to a Taliban judge struck and killed
Javad Azimi, a former member of the security forces in Takhar province.
The incident occurred after a confrontation between the Taliban judge's
son and Azimi, leading to an attack by the judge. The Taliban arrested
two soldiers of the former government, Abdul Azim and Golestan, both
residents of Panjshir province, in Kabul on January 20. The body of
Sardar Mohammad, a former Afghan soldier, was discovered two months
after his arrest by the Taliban. The incident occurred in Pol-e-Khomri
city of Baghlan province on January 20. The Taliban forces arrested
Atajan Haqbayan, the former head of the Zabul provincial council, in
Shahr-e-Safa, Zabul province on January 20. On January 24, the Taliban
arrested Obaidullah, a former soldier, in Kabul city. He had been
residing in Kabul but originally hailed from the Abshar district of
Panjshir province.

Incidents in February 2024 also refute Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat's claim
that the Taliban are not involved in such activities. On February 1,
the Taliban shot dead Muhammad Ishaq, the former chief of the
Directorate of Crime of the Tala Wa Barfak district of Baghlan
province. Safiullah, an associate of local Taliban commander Qari Miraj
shot Ishaq in front of people in the district. On February 1, the
Taliban intelligence arrested three members of the security forces of
the former government of Afghanistan in Bamyan province.

Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote in
news:R9icnaToOObzYrP7nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com:

> In a recent interview with the ToloNews, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the
> chief of the General Staff of the Taliban's Armed Forces, was asked
> about reports of Taliban members arresting, harassing, and killing
> former soldiers and officials who had served during the Republic era
> (2002-2021). Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat responded, "I reject this. This is
> a lie. It has no basis; and no one who was in the previous system has
> been arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and this is false news."[1]

Bush invades Afghanistan, gets
7000 Americans killed there, then
Trump agrees with the Taliban to
withdraw them.

And what did all that accomplish,
again?

Well, they are seen as traitors working with infidels. They chase them
down and kill them.

We have a traitor in our country, Trump.

On 4/24/24 22:05, Ubiquitous wrote:
> In a recent interview with the ToloNews, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the
> chief of the General Staff of the Taliban's Armed Forces, was asked
> about reports of Taliban members arresting, harassing, and killing
> former soldiers and officials who had served during the Republic era
> (2002-2021). Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat responded, "I reject this. This is
> a lie. It has no basis; and no one who was in the previous system has
> been arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and this is false news."

On Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:17:35 +0000, Mitchell Holman <dalmationstation@aol.com> wrote:

>Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> wrote in
>news:R9icnaToOObzYrP7nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@giganews.com:
>
>> In a recent interview with the ToloNews, Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat, the
>> chief of the General Staff of the Taliban's Armed Forces, was asked
>> about reports of Taliban members arresting, harassing, and killing
>> former soldiers and officials who had served during the Republic era
>> (2002-2021). Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat responded, "I reject this. This is
>> a lie. It has no basis; and no one who was in the previous system has
>> been arrested, imprisoned, beaten, and this is false news."[1]
>
>
>
> Bush invades Afghanistan, gets
>7000 Americans killed there, then
>Trump agrees with the Taliban to
>withdraw them.
>
> And what did all that accomplish,
>again?

It let Obama execute Bin Laden - in Pakistan.

Swill
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