UN: Taliban doing door-to-door searches

UN: Taliban doing door-to-door searches

The Taliban have increasingly begun to search for people who have worked with NATO forces or Afghan Government, a United Nations Organisation document reports. The document says the Taliban have gone “from door” to search for these people and threaten members [...]

The Taliban have increasingly begun to search for people who have worked with NATO forces or Afghan Government, a United Nations Organisation document reports.

The document says the Taliban have gone “from door” to search for these people and threaten their family members.

The Islamic group has declared there will be no retribution against opponents and those who have worked with foreign forces. There is an increasing fear, however, that the Taliban speak differently but quite differently.

The warning that militants have been placed in “the” of foreign forces collaborators was presented in a confidential document of the Norwegian Centre for Global Analysis (RHIPTO), which is a non-profit organisation formed to support the UN with information on rapid response to the field of environment, development, peace and security.

“The threat is clear and there are a large number of individuals currently targeted by the Taliban”, Christian Nellmann, who heads the group that prepared the report, told the BBC.

According to him, anyone on the Taliban's blacklist is in great danger and could have mass executions.

Western powers are continuing efforts to get their citizens out of Afghanistan. An official NATO said on Friday (August 20th) that in the last five days more than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul Airport.

The official, who refused to be identified, told Reuters that thousands of people demand to enter the airport, even though the Taliban are returning those without legitimate documents.

Outside the airport, the situation remains chaotic. The Taliban have blocked Afghans trying to escape. On Friday, American President Joe Biden is expected to talk about the evacuation process.

The Taliban have called for unity by inviting imams to persuade people not to leave Afghanistan.

In parts of Afghanistan, there have also been protests that coincided with August 19th, Afghanistan's Independence Day.

A witness told Reuters that some people were killed in the eastern city of Asadabad on Thursday after the Taliban militants fired a mob.

Protests have taken place in two other towns, Jalaabad and Khost.

Another witness reported shooting at a rally in Kabul, but it seemed to be the Taliban shooting in the air.

“I'm locked in Kabul”

The Taliban took control of the capital, Kabul, on Sunday, August 15, after having previously extended their influence to most of the country.

Their victory turns them into power 20 years after they were ousted by a military intervention led by the United States.

Taliban leaders have said they want peace and a comprehensive government within the principles of Islam. They have also pledged that they will not retaliate against opponents and respect women's rights based on Islamic law.

US President Joe Biden has said earlier that the mission's purpose in Afghanistan has not been state-building, but terrorism prevention.

While on 19 August, Beden said he does not believe the Taliban have changed and that, according to him, they are now going through a “existential crisis” regarding whether they want legitimacy on the world stage after taking power in Afghanistan.

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