The Taliban police command in Kabul announced on Monday that four armed individuals were killed during a clash with Taliban forces in the area of Kabul’s 18th security district.
Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Taliban police command in Kabul, said the individuals were armed and had entered a house intending to commit a robbery. According to him, Taliban forces were dispatched to the area after receiving a report about the incident.
Zadran added that after Taliban forces arrived at the scene, a clash broke out between them and the individuals he described as “armed thieves.” He said all four individuals were killed in the confrontation.
The Taliban police spokesperson also said that following the clash, the group’s forces recovered two handguns from the deceased. The Taliban have accused the individuals of attempting to rob a house.
The Taliban have previously reported similar incidents in which individuals accused of theft were killed during clashes with the group’s forces. These statements come amid criticism of the Taliban’s treatment of suspects and the manner in which criminal allegations are handled.
Previously, the Taliban announced that seven individuals whom they described as “armed thieves” had been killed in Kabul’s 8th security district during a clash with Taliban forces. That claim also drew criticism from some opponents of the Taliban.
Fazl Ahmad Manawi, the former Afghan government’s minister of justice, described the Taliban’s killing of seven people in Kabul on allegations of theft as a “field trial” and said it was contrary to Islamic Sharia, the law, human rights standards, and human dignity.
In a post on his Facebook page on Monday, 12 Asad, Manawi described the action as an “extrajudicial killing” and said that such an approach is unacceptable under Sharia, law, ethical principles, and human rights standards.
He stressed that under Islamic jurisprudence and legal systems, the presumption of innocence is fundamental, and no person can be considered guilty solely on the basis of an accusation.
Writer:Salima Aryaei
