Taliban Executes Three Brothers Who Were Former Security Forces Members in Ghor

Local sources have informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban members executed three brothers in the Murghab district of Ghor province.

These sources revealed that the men were former employees of the Ministry of Interior under the previous Afghan government.

The Taliban confirmed that these three men were killed while allegedly attempting to escape after being accused of murdering a member of the Taliban.

Local reports on Monday indicated that the Taliban conducted a public "summary trial and execution" of these former military personnel in the village of Sar-e-Jangal on Sunday, bypassing due process and fair trial procedures.

Following the fall of the Republic government, the three brothers had turned to farming, according to the sources.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the press office of the Taliban’s governor in Ghor described the men as "elements of sedition and Khawarij," alleging that they had killed Saeedullah, a Taliban member, a few days earlier.

The statement claimed that the individuals fled after the killing, but were subsequently arrested by Taliban forces. The Taliban further asserted that the detainees attempted to escape from custody in Murghab district and were, then, shot dead by Taliban forces.

The Taliban also stated that these individuals were previously affiliated with the "Khawarij" in Ghor, a term the Taliban use to refer to ISIS.

Despite the Taliban’s declaration of a "general amnesty," numerous reports of killings, detentions, and torture of former government military personnel have emerged during their three-year rule in Afghanistan.

The Taliban have previously faced accusations of killing former government employees, political opponents, or ordinary individuals under the pretext of ISIS affiliation.