US ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Reports Taliban ‘Disappearing’ Ex-Afghan Officials

US ‘Deeply Concerned’ Over Reports Taliban ‘Disappearing’ Ex-Afghan Officials
Taliban fighters atop a Humvee vehicle take part in a rally in Kabul, on Aug. 31, 2021. Hoshang Hashimi/AFP via Getty Images
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The chief U.S. envoy to the Taliban on Dec. 1 expressed concern over emerging reports that the Taliban terrorist group has summarily killed or forcibly “disappeared” more than 100 former police and intelligence officers since seizing control of Kabul in August.

Thomas West, who formerly served as the deputy special representative, wrote on Twitter that the Taliban “are aware that the U.S. is deeply concerned about reports of retaliatory killings & forced disappearances of former ANSF [Afghan National Security Forces] members.”

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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