The US Embassy in Kabul stated that according to reports, the Taliban’s killing of the surrendered Afghan army “may constitute a war crime” as militants continue to advance rapidly throughout the country.
“We are hearing more about #Taliban Execution of the surrendered Afghan army.It is deeply disturbing and may constitute a war crime,” the embassy said in Twitter Thursday.
Human Rights Watch reported on August 3 that Taliban forces immediately executed detained soldiers and police in Ghazni, Kandahar and other provinces, as well as civilians believed to have ties to the Afghan government. The advocacy group described the killing as a “serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and war crimes.”
On July 14, a video was released showing that Taliban forces shot down members of the Afghan special forces. CNN The report stated that the killing occurred on June 16 in the town of Dawlat Abad near the border of Turkmenistan in Faryab Province.
The video showed that the bodies were placed in the open-air market, and at least a dozen men were shot to death amid the shouts of “Allahu Akhbar” (God is great).
Weekly newspaper The US Embassy in Kabul has been contacted to further comment on the killing.
After the U.S.-led military operations began with the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, the U.S. has withdrawn almost all its troops from Afghanistan. The last batch of US troops is expected to leave at the end of this month.
President Joe Biden Expressed on Tuesday that he did not regret the withdrawal, but his decision Was criticized. The President urged Afghan leaders to fight for their homeland.
The Taliban now controls about two-thirds of Afghanistan in terms of area. With the withdrawal of allied forces, its territory has expanded rapidly. The fighting resulted in the displacement of thousands of families.
As of Thursday morning, 10 of Afghanistan’s 34 capital cities have been occupied by armed elements. Eight people were captured in less than a week, and the militants threatened to conquer at least three more. On Thursday morning, the Taliban said it had occupied the city of Ghazni, 150 kilometers southwest of Kabul.
According to reports, the militant group also occupied a police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, the main provincial capital of southern Afghanistan. Although the government still controls the capital, the Taliban are making progress there after a suicide car bomb attack on Wednesday started targeting the police headquarters.
A US defense official interviewed by Reuters on Wednesday quoted US intelligence as saying that the Taliban can isolate Kabul within 30 days and may take over it within 90 days.
Respectively, The Pentagon recognizes The security situation in the country is “deteriorating”.
The fighting resulted in many Afghan security personnel Fleeing to neighboring Tajikistan.
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