RASC News Agency: Credible reports reveal that Iran and the Taliban have engaged in a clandestine arrangement to obtain a secret list of former Afghanistani military personnel and special forces operatives who collaborated with British forces. According to international media sources, four senior officials from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard recently traveled to Kabul and demanded that the Taliban provide access to this list to identify “MI6 operatives and former British-aligned collaborators.” Iran’s stated objective is to leverage these individuals as political bargaining chips in negotiations with Western powers over its nuclear program. The list referred to by British media outlets as the “kill list” allegedly contains the names of approximately 25,000 Afghanistani former military personnel and over 100 senior British officers. Reports indicate that the Taliban have previously sought out individuals on this list, detaining, torturing, and in numerous cases executing them. Dozens of former Afghanistani service members who had cooperated with British forces were reportedly arrested and killed after their identities were exposed, underscoring the lethal consequences of dissent under Taliban rule.
The willingness of the Taliban to hand over such a list in exchange for international recognition exposes the regime’s profound desperation and moral bankruptcy. By trading the lives of their own citizens for political legitimacy, the Taliban demonstrate an appalling disregard for human life and a readiness to exploit Afghanistani civilians as instruments of foreign policy. These actions reflect not only deep ethical failings but also the structural moral and political decay within a militant, extremist regime that prioritizes self-preservation over the security and dignity of its people. Analysts emphasize that this transaction exemplifies the Taliban’s lack of independent and sustainable governance. Instead of developing credible domestic policies or safeguarding the population, the group relies on opportunistic alliances with foreign powers, leveraging human lives as currency to consolidate its own power. The systematic endangerment of citizens highlights the Taliban’s function as a proxy actor in regional geopolitics rather than a legitimate governing authority.
Human rights experts warn that such dealings have catastrophic implications for Afghanistani society. The Taliban’s continued complicity in extrajudicial killings, surveillance, and the targeting of former military personnel, civil servants, and activists intensifies fear, erodes public trust, and destabilizes communities. This transaction also starkly illuminates the ethical vacuum at the core of the Taliban regime a leadership willing to sacrifice the lives of its own citizens to curry favor with external actors while failing to provide even minimal protection, security, or justice. The “kill list” episode underscores the urgent need for robust international oversight, accountability mechanisms, and protective measures for Afghanistani citizens, as the Taliban remain determined to place political expediency above human rights. The group’s actions reveal a regime driven by fear, opportunism, and brutality, whose only priority is the preservation of its tenuous hold on power, irrespective of the human cost.
