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HEADLINE: Former Afghan Army Officer Says Taliban’s Amnesty Cannot Be Trusted
TEASER: Afghan military veteran who just relocated to United States says fall of Kabul was ‘painful’ for him and his colleagues
PUBLISHED AT: (12/23/21 & 5:03P)
BYLINE: Breshna Tahrik
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DATELINE: San Diego, California
VIDEOGRAPHER: Breshna Tahrik
PRODUCER: Breshna Tahrik
SCRIPT WRITER: Roshan Noorzai
SCRIPT EDITORS: KE(1st), Reifenrath
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[[Former Afghan army officer Shaista Khan is in the United States now. He fled Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and has a warning about them. Reporting for VOA, Breshna Tahrik from San Diego, California.]]
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Shaista Khan, a former Afghan army officer, and his family have just arrived in San Diego, California.
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They are among thousands of Afghans evacuated from Afghanistan after the Taliban took over the country.
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Khan says that it was “painful” to see Kabul fall to the Taliban on August 15.
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((Shaista Khan, Former Afghan National Army Officer) ((Male in Pashto)))
“It was a very painful day for Afghans, particularly for those in the military. I will never forget the moment we were removing our military uniforms, particularly my epaulets.”
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Afghanistan’s National Defense and Security Forces, a 300-thousand-strong force, collapsed in the face of the Taliban’s offensive.
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The Taliban granted a general amnesty to former government employees, including the security forces.
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But human rights groups accuse the Taliban of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances.
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Khan says the Taliban cannot be trusted.
((Shaista Khan, Former Afghan National Army Officer (Male in Pashto)) ((VIDEO#1 01:46 – 2:02))
“Even now, the Taliban would kill someone who worked with the government, either as a military man or civilian. They are liars, and they are lying, and they will not keep their promises.”
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The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan is facing a profound human rights crisis, and that extrajudicial killings have increased across the country under the Taliban.
((Breshna Tahrik, for VOA News, San Diego, California))
NewsML Media TopicsPolitics
Topic TagsAfghan
Army
NetworkVOA
Embargo DateDecember 23, 2021 17:38 EST
Brand / Language ServiceUS Agency for Global Media
