US rejects alleged Taliban plan to restore amputations and executions in Afghanistan

State Department spokesperson, Ned Price on Friday rejected the Taliban’s alleged plan to restore amputations and executions in Afghanistan.

Price showed Washington’s “strongest condemnation” of recent reports pointing to the Taliban’s intention to impose such punishments, said Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, director of prisons in the new interim government of the Central Asian country.

“The acts of which the Taliban are speaking would constitute gross and serious human rights violations, and we stand firm alongside the international community to hold the perpetrators of these abuses to account ”, the spokesperson said at the State Department’s daily press conference.

In this direction, reaffirmed that the United States stands with the Afghan people, especially with women, children, journalists or human rights defenders, among other groups and minority groups.

For him, demanded that the Taliban immediately end the “heinous abuses”, including intimidation and violence suffered by some Afghan families trying to flee the country, according to reports.

“The international community is watching very closely. And together We have consistently stressed the importance of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms for any future government in Afghanistan, ”he insisted.

In regards to, He recalled that the Taliban “will need and want international aid”, “will seek legitimacy”, to which the United States and the international community have already indicated “very clearly” that everything depends on “events” on the ground.

On the other hand, Price explained that since August 31, when international troops finally withdrew from the country and Kabul airport evacuations ended, Washington has expelled 85 US citizens and 79 legal US residents from the country. country.

Specific, 78 Americans and 66 permanent residents left on four Qatar Airways commercial flights from the airport in the Afghan capital, while seven nationals and thirteen other legal residents went by land with the help of the authorities of the North American country.

He also confirmed that some privately organized flights have left from the town of Mazar-e-Sharif, capital of the Afghan province of Balkh.

“I think all of this underlines that We continue to honor our commitment to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and Afghans, with whom we have a special commitment that we will be tirelessly to help them leave Afghanistan when they decide to do so, ”said Price.

(With information from Europa Press)

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