Shocking reports indicate that two young Afghan men, former members of the Afghan security forces, were handcuffed and shot dead by Taliban intelligence in Raghistan district of Badakhshan.
These men had recently been deported from Iran and had returned to their village hoping to live in peace, but were targeted solely because of their previous affiliation with Afghan security forces.
These targeted killings are part of a systematic purge of former Afghan security personnel, reportedly facilitated by Iran’s indirect cooperation in identifying and deporting these individuals.
Such actions clearly violate human rights principles and contradict the general amnesty promises that the Taliban group announced when they first took power.
Human rights activists have warned about the continuation of this situation and called for serious measures to stop these killings.
Documenting these human rights violations is critically important for future accountability and to inform the international community, as many of these crimes occur in media silence and away from public scrutiny.
