Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions

Deutsche Welle ^ | 08.24.2021 | rc/nm (AFP, dpa, AP)

[Olog-hai]

The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave human rights abuses by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Though the ultraconservative Islamists have sought to present themselves as more moderate since taking control of the country, evidence gathered by the UN suggests otherwise.

Bachelet said there were reports of summary executions from areas under Taliban control — against both civilians and Afghan soldiers.

She also said there was evidence that the Taliban were restricting women’s rights — such as their right to freely move around — blocking girls from attending school, and recruiting child soldiers.

Bachelet urged the UN Human Rights Council to set up a mechanism to closely monitor Taliban actions now that the ultraconservative Islamists have taken power in Afghanistan. …

[Olog-hai]

So the UN is only getting such reports now, rather than when it was reported that the Taliban were on the move, much less when they took Kabul. And only if they get them, they deem them credible.

[Dan in Wichita]

ultraconservative?

Most likely this word was inserted to smear conservative Americans.

[Olog-hai]

No doubt about that.

[montag813]

America chose the Enlightenment. Afghans chose barbarism.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

The Taliban didn’t fight savagely for two decades just to become a bunch of tolerant, human rights-respecting moderates after they’ve achieved victory.

[adorno]

And the UN says:

So, what do you want us to do about it?

[SkyDancer]

It has only begun.

[Olog-hai]

. . . after Biden handed them an easy victory.

[Olog-hai]

Biden chose barbarism. That’s our problem, for sure. If he brought it there, he’s bringing it here, and not just in the form of “rapefugees”.

[Renfrew]

“America chose the Enlightenment. Afghans chose barbarism.”

We did once, but the barbarians are coming. When they come will we put up any more fight than the Afghans?

[Red6]

Hahaha

Who didn’t think this was going to happen?

It’s the Taliban.

[blueunicorn6]

This is going well.

Somebody supported this stupid son of a bitch Biden.

[Olog-hai]

There was virtually no fight, or so the media reported, when the Taliban confiscated arms from the populace in Kabul. Makes me wonder what kind of philosophy was being taught on the ground for twenty years by US authorities.

[eyedigress]

Of course it was.

[Renfrew]

“Makes me wonder what kind of philosophy was being taught on the ground for twenty years by US authorities.”

The same philosophy every American has drilled into them by 15 years of public schooling.

[butlerweave]

The Tallyband are Terrorists not a Government

[tet68]

Are these people REALLY this stupid???

I guess they’ll quite surprised when the killing
really starts up.

[Olog-hai]

Courtesy of the Uniparty.

And this goes back many decades.

[Olog-hai]

They only act this stupid in public. In private, they chortle.

[tet68]

Now we know why Commiemala is always breaking out into
hysterical laughter.