Washington and its allies accuse the Taliban of carrying out “brief executions” of former police officers

On Saturday, the United States and its Western allies said they were “concerned” about the “summary executions” the Taliban regime has carried out for former Afghan security forces, and called for urgent investigations, rights groups said.

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About 20 countries, including Great Britain and Japan, as well as the European Union, said in a statement: “We are deeply concerned by reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces, as documented by the human rights organization.” . Watch and others.” Statement by the US State Department.

“We affirm that the alleged measures constitute serious human rights violations and are inconsistent with the amnesty announced by the Taliban,” the movement said, calling on the new Afghan leadership to ensure that the amnesty is implemented and “maintained throughout the country and throughout the country.” Nation. “their rank”.

This week, the NGO Human Rights Watch released a report stating that “47 former Afghan National Security Forces personnel who surrendered or were detained by Taliban forces were killed or disappeared between August 15 and October 31.”

“The victims included soldiers, police, intelligence officers, and militias,” Human Rights Watch said.

For Washington and its allies, “reported cases must be investigated quickly and transparently, those responsible must be held accountable, and these steps must be clearly announced to act as an immediate deterrent to further killings and disappearances.”

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August, when the US-backed government in Kabul and the country’s military collapsed.

US officials spoke to Afghan authorities earlier this week and urged the Islamic movement to provide access to education for women and girls across the country. A US spokesman said the US “has also expressed deep concern about allegations of human rights violations”.

In addition to the United States and the European Union, the signatories to the declaration are Germany, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Japan, North Macedonia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine.