RASC News Agency: Nasir Ahmad Faeeq, Afghanistan’s acting envoy to the United Nations, has issued a grave warning that the Taliban are engaged in a deliberate, systematic campaign of targeted killings against former members of Afghanistan’s security institutions. He underscored that these actions, carried out with chilling regularity, constitute crimes against humanity and highlight the group’s relentless contempt for both international law and human rights.
In a statement on X on Monday, September 8, Faeeq revealed mounting evidence that Taliban intelligence networks are actively hunting down, detaining, torturing, and executing ex-military officers. He stressed that those at greatest risk are former soldiers and police officers forcibly deported from Iran and Pakistan, who upon return find themselves defenseless under a regime determined to erase their existence.
His remarks came amid fresh reports that Taliban operatives had detained two former Afghanistani army commanders. Local sources confirmed that Parviz Saidkhili, one of the detainees, was arrested in Kabul’s Khair Khana district shortly after being expelled from Iran. He and his brother were dragged away by Taliban intelligence agents and taken to an undisclosed location; their whereabouts remain unknown.
Another case further illustrates the brutality: Walid Naeemi, a former member of the special police forces, was abducted in Kabul soon after his deportation from Iran. Hours later, his lifeless body was found—another victim in what observers describe as a systematic purge of anyone associated with the former Republic.
Faeeq denounced these killings as clear violations of international humanitarian law and religious principles. “The perpetrators of these crimes must face justice. To kill prisoners and civilians is not only unlawful under global conventions but also stands in direct contradiction to the moral foundations of Islam,” he said.
Human rights monitors and local activists have also documented a surge of Taliban atrocities in recent weeks, including extrajudicial executions in Panjshir province. Such incidents, they argue, reflect a broader climate of collective punishment, where entire communities are subjected to intimidation and terror merely for their perceived resistance.
The Taliban, for their part, continue to deny responsibility, claiming these killings stem from “personal feuds” or “tribal rivalries.” Analysts, however, dismiss these denials as hollow propaganda, pointing out that the pattern of assassinations is too consistent and too widespread to be explained away as coincidence. Instead, they argue, the Taliban are carrying out a political cleansing campaign designed to consolidate their absolute power and extinguish any remaining symbols of the former Afghanistani state.
Despite repeated Taliban claims of a so-called “general amnesty” in 2021, reality on the ground reveals the opposite. For nearly four years, former soldiers, police officers, and civil servants have been subjected to abduction, torture, and execution. The promise of amnesty has proven to be nothing more than a cynical public relations ploy, masking a relentless campaign of retribution.
Faeeq’s call for accountability resonates with Afghanistani civil society and rights defenders, who argue that the international community must no longer ignore these atrocities. With Iran and Pakistan accelerating deportations, thousands of vulnerable ex-security personnel are being funneled directly into the Taliban’s hands. For many, deportation is now a death warrant, underscoring both the cruelty of regional governments and the mercilessness of Taliban rule.
International legal experts have warned that the Taliban’s ongoing campaign meets the threshold of crimes against humanity as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Calls are growing for global mechanisms to investigate and prosecute those responsible, ensuring that impunity does not embolden further violence.
For ordinary Afghanistani citizens, however, the message remains brutally clear: under Taliban rule, there is no protection, no justice, and no future for those who once served their nation in uniform.
