Anti-Taliban Front Criticises UN Report For Underreporting Resistance Attacks
Daoud Naji, head of the political committee of the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF), has criticised the latest United Nations report on the targeted killings of former security forces by the Taliban, calling it incomplete.
Naji stated that at least 12 former Afghan security personnel were killed by the Taliban in January alone.
On Friday, he posted on X, saying “Only in January, 12 security personnel lost their lives either in Taliban kangaroo courts or under torture by Taliban members.”
According to Naji, these killings occurred in multiple provinces including three deaths in Parwan, three other in Badakhshan, two in Panjshir, four other in Nangarhar, Kabul, Laghman, and Helmand provinces.
He further expressed concerns that violence against UN staff in Afghanistan in recent months may have affected the collection of information and the accuracy of UNAMA’s report.
The UN Secretary-General’s latest report highlights 42 security incidents against UN staff in Afghanistan over the past three months. These incidents include arrests, beatings, harassment, shootings, threats, and other violations.
On Thursday, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published its quarterly report, stating that in this period one former Afghan security forces member was killed, 37 people were arbitrarily detained and 18 were subjected to torture.
Despite Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada’s 2021 general amnesty, the UN reported that human rights violations against former government officials and members of Afghanistan’s national defence and security forces continue.
The National Resistance Front (NRF) welcomed the UN’s report, but challenged its accuracy, claiming that it underreported the group’s attacks.
Ali Maisam Nazary, head of foreign relations for the NRF, stated that the number of anti-Taliban attacks exceeds the 53 mentioned in the UN’s findings.
Calling the UN’s recognition of anti-Taliban operations a step forward, Nazary said “It is time for all countries to take the next step and actively support our fight for a safer world so we can make Afghanistan free again!”
In his latest report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres confirmed that military groups opposing the Taliban launched 91 attacks over the past three months, including 53 attacks by the National Resistance Front (NRF), and 21 attacks by the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF). Additionally, UNAMA reported that 81 civilians were killed during this period, including 37 men, 8 women, 18 girls, 18 boys, while at least 111 others were injured.
The UN also highlighted an attack on Sufi worshippers in Baghlan, where 11 people were shot dead. While ISIS claimed responsibility, UNAMA noted that other groups were also involved in civilian casualties during the reporting period.
