RASC News Agency: Credible sources reveal that the Taliban have arrested and assaulted a former Afghanistan military officer at the Afghanistan Embassy in Tehran. On Tuesday, January 8, sources confirmed that the officer had visited the embassy to renew his passport when the incident occurred. The individual, identified as Nizamuddin, was a former local commander in Kunduz province. According to the sources, the Taliban attempted to transport him to an undisclosed location using a diplomatic vehicle. However, Nizamuddin managed to escape and evade their custody. He is now reportedly in the care of a former Afghanistani general residing in Tehran. This incident underscores the Taliban’s relentless campaign of retribution against former military personnel, a campaign that has continued unabated since their return to power three years ago.
During this period, the Taliban have detained hundreds of former security officials, with many cases resulting in extrajudicial killings. Iran’s decision to hand over control of the Afghanistan Embassy to the Taliban has further emboldened the group to target those who fled their regime. Critics contend that embassies are obligated to serve all citizens of a country, providing impartial services irrespective of political, ethnic, linguistic, or ideological affiliations. However, the Taliban, lacking both governance and diplomatic expertise, have reduced the Afghanistan Embassy to a tribal outpost, operating far outside the norms of international diplomacy.
Analysts hold Iranian authorities responsible for enabling this situation and urge them to intervene. They emphasize that the embassy must not be allowed to become a site of persecution and torture for Afghanistani citizens. Instead, it should serve as a neutral platform for assisting all Afghanistanis, safeguarding their rights, and upholding the principles of diplomacy and international law.
