Name: The Taliban Promised Them Amnesty. Then They Were Executed.
Uploaded: 2022-04-12T10:17:24-0400
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Description: An Opinion Video investigation reveals the Taliban have been carrying out revenge killings of former U.S. allies.

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An Opinion Video investigation reveals the Taliban have been carrying out revenge killings of former U.S. allies.

Benue Negar Afghan police officer, eight months pregnant, shot dead by the Taliban in front of her husband and Children. Four Afghan army soldiers killed in september by the Taliban. These images sent to their former commander as a death threat. Yeah, Mohammad Hashem. Afghan police chief worked alongside us troops tortured by the Taliban for 49 days and then hanged Mr Banks. If it means that after the Talib over adoption visit In addition, Bruce Bruce Bruce Bruce, mhm. 490 people soldiers, Government workers, mothers and fathers all missing or murdered the Taliban are on a campaign of revenge killings, slaughtering the Afghans who fought against them over the past two decades after the longest war in american history ended in august with a botched U. S. Withdrawal and a total Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Big question. The next question is what kind of government will control the country? Is the taliban open to reform? Will you allow elections, will you allow women to participate in politics. How would this new Taliban rule? Would they be the ruthless Taliban of the 1990s or would they reform A New York Times opinion investigation reveals that nearly 500 former Afghan security forces and government officials were killed or forcibly disappeared during the Taliban's first six months in power, they were fighting for a democratic country and relied on the US for protection after America pulled out, They were hunted down, tortured and executed by the Taliban. We've built the most extensive database of revenge killings in Afghanistan. Our investigation lasted seven months and with the help of nine journalists across Afghanistan, we individually verified each killing and forced disappearance. We analyzed videos recorded by the Taliban. Sifted through data collected by human rights organizations and spoke to witnesses and grieving family members of the taliban want the world to think that they've changed. They've welcomed the international press, promised to uphold human rights and pledged amnesty to those who fought against them. What guarantees can you give to the afghans with the americans? We are assuring the safety of all those who have worked with the United States and allied forces. Will you punish those that worked with the americans, punish them. We will not pose any risk to their property and to their life. Our findings prove that this was a lie warning. The following scene is difficult to watch. Haji mullah Achakzai was a government security official. He surrendered soon after the taliban pledged amnesty. A few days later he was executed. Allah Dad Alimi, a military officer was arrested without charge by the taliban in august. one week later his family received his body without his head Mohammed Karim an Afghan soldier was decapitated in september along with his brother and two other soldiers. Their bodies were left to rot in the sun. Me McCullough fought against the Taliban. So when they took over, he quickly fled to Iran. But when amnesty was offered, he returned hopeful Mira boudin Raha, a prosecutor was assassinated. While driving in Kabul in october. His brother also paid the price simply for being in the passenger seat. Mhm Nikki dar, a female police officer was slaughtered in her home in november. The Taliban also killed her husband and even to guests who happened to be there. We've verified hundreds of stories like these but there are likely even more. It's impossible to confirm all of them in part because relatives are often too afraid to speak out fearing retribution. And even if families were courageous enough to pursue justice, where would they go? The Taliban are the police, They are the courts, they are Afghanistan. The story of Safi Ahmad, a 34 year old Afghan soldier was especially dire. He desperately tried to escape in the days after the Taliban's takeover. So he begged his uncle in Ireland for help. Nobody. Admiral was like a father to. Safi was Safi hoped these photos would secure him a seat on an evacuation flight. Instead, the images made him a target was in the province where Sophia is from Baghlan, we verified 86 killings and these murders have happened across the country, both in the north where there is strong Taliban resistance due to ethnic divisions and even in the south, the Taliban's birthplace. We've confirmed killings and forced disappearances in all but two of Afghanistan's 34 provinces And they're still happening. Look, there were more than 100,000 Afghan soldiers. Only a small percentage have been killed and of course it's possible that some were not ordered executions, but instead personal scores settled during a chaotic time but make no mistake. The Taliban's revenge campaign is deliberate and widespread and because it's ongoing, countless soldiers are forced to remain in hiding. At first the Taliban refused to even admit to the killings. These allegations are totally business, totally wrong. They are the propaganda spread by our openings to in order to mislead the opinion of the world against us. Since then, the taliban have acknowledged some revenge killings but they blame a few rogue actors while still denying a coordinated campaign. You guys should that ship, but they are violating their amnesty pledge and in the most insidious of ways the taliban are using amnesty as a trap to lure soldiers out of hiding and to their death. And this former commander fell for the Taliban's trick. His story matches a pattern we found in our investigation. The Taliban summoned former officers demand that they turn in their weapons and grant them amnesty. In an official letter like this one, it acknowledges the officers surrender and says in return quote, please do not give him any trouble and behave in a good manner to him. But in many cases, this turned out to be a bait and switch, especially as buying burden the cameras and the man was run as buying memory. His family eventually managed to convince the Taliban to release him. Others weren't so lucky. So why did the Taliban lie. Why not just admit to their crimes? Well, the afghan economy has collapsed. Millions of people in Afghanistan are facing starvation in what's fast becoming the worst humanitarian crisis on earth. And the Taliban desperately need foreign aid. So they've created a facade of a reformed Taliban in order to win the support of western countries. The entire world has progressed has advanced. We understand all the complexities of the current world. Many of these new Taliban leaders are literally the sons of the Taliban of the 1990s. This new generation is digitally savvy and understands the importance of optics. But in reality, the Taliban are following their old playbook Reports of widespread harassment by the Taliban. media organizations have shut down activists marching peacefully for women's rights are disappearing. The Taliban ordered secondary schools closed to Afghan girls. The taliban have not changed. They may now sit in the presidential palace and do interviews on MSNBC, but they are still committing atrocities. The US hoped it could simply wipe its hands clean of Afghanistan, but it's unconscionable for America to ignore the slaughter of its former allies. The taliban's revenge campaign creates a moral and historical imperative for the US to continue to evacuate former Afghan security officials and their families. America owes it to those afghans who risked their lives fighting for democracy, peace and human rights. It's not too late to help them get out 490 people soldiers. Government workers, mothers and fathers, America's allies all disappeared or murdered by the taliban. Right? Mm hmm, mm hmm.

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