Washington: US officials in Afghanistan handed over a “kill list” to the Taliban to target Afghan civilians who assisted US forces in the country. This information has been given in a media report.
According to Politico, after the Taliban captured Kabul earlier this month, US officials handed over a list of the names of American citizens, green card holders, and Afghan allies to the terrorist group so that they could be taken to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Be allowed to enter the surrounding Taliban-controlled area.
The decision was taken despite the brutality of the Taliban
The decision was made despite the Taliban’s brutal killing of Afghans who supported the US military and other Western forces during the war after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The report said the move came amid the turmoil in the Afghan capital after the Taliban took over the country, evacuating thousands of civilians.
This step was also taken because of the trust of the Taliban for security by the Biden administration outside the airport. After the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, nearly a million people have been driven out of the country, most of whom had to pass through several Taliban checkpoints.
US President did not deny
But the supply of selected names to the Taliban has angered lawmakers and army officials. “Basically they want to put all those Afghans on the murder list,” a defense official said on condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the matter. It’s disappointing and sad.”
Asked about the report, President Joe Biden said he does not believe there is such a list but also did not deny that the US sometimes gives lists of such names to the Taliban.
