Retired General Sami Sadat, a senior military commander under Afghanistan’s former republican government, has said that the killings of 184 former members of the country’s security and defense forces have been documented over the past three months alone.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Sadat wrote that many of the victims had been subjected to severe torture before being killed. According to him, the victims were former Afghan service members who have been killed since the Taliban’s return to power.
He also said that the forced deportation of former Afghan soldiers from Iran and Türkiye back to Afghanistan has significantly increased the risks to their lives.
Sadat stressed that the names of every victim and the evidence relating to each alleged crime will be preserved, and that efforts to pursue justice will continue. He added that those responsible for killings, torture, and other human rights violations must be held accountable under the law.
The Taliban have not yet responded to Sadat’s latest claims, although they have previously rejected similar allegations.
In its 2025 annual report, Amnesty International also expressed concern over the human rights situation in Afghanistan, citing allegations of torture, extrajudicial killings, and the lack of fair trials.
Writer:Saeed Sameer
