Amnesty International: ‘Disconnect between Taliban claims and reality’

Amnesty International: ‘Disconnect between Taliban claims and reality’

A report by human rights group Amnesty International has said the Taliban recently “massacred” and brutally tortured several members of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan. Following the militant group’s takeover of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, the Taliban have said that there would be “no revenge”. But Amnesty International’s Brian Castner told BBC World…

‘Don’t forget the 500,000 internally displaced Afghans’ – UNCHR

‘Don’t forget the 500,000 internally displaced Afghans’ – UNCHR

While there has been much attention on Afghans being evacuated at Kabul airport, it was important to remember there were more than 500,000 internally displaced people in the country, the UN refugee agency’s representative to Afghanistan has said. Caroline Van Buren told BBC World News that the country was facing a humanitarian crisis. Failure to…

Afghanistan: Hard lessons to be learned for Nato, says Stoltenberg

Afghanistan: Hard lessons to be learned for Nato, says Stoltenberg

There are some hard and difficult lessons to be learned about the recent events in Afghanistan, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. It was a tragedy that the Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly, Mr Stoltenberg told BBC World News. He blamed a lack of leadership and logistics from the Afghan government, rather than…

Taliban have been looking for me, says ex-Afghanistan bank governor

Taliban have been looking for me, says ex-Afghanistan bank governor

Afghanistan’s former central bank governor has said that he will not return to the country despite assurances from the Taliban that former officials can return with amnesty to their jobs. Ajmal Ahmady told BBC World News that the Taliban had been looking for him, knocking on doors at properties where he had previously lived. Mr…

Taliban spokesman tells BBC they are ‘awaiting a peaceful transfer of power’

Taliban spokesman tells BBC they are ‘awaiting a peaceful transfer of power’

A spokesman for the Taliban has told the BBC’s Yalda Hakim “there will be no revenge” on the people of Afghanistan. Suhail Shaheen called the presenter live on air. “We assure the people in Afghanistan, particularly in the city of Kabul, that their properties, their lives are safe – there will be no revenge on…