Taliban ‘intensifying’ search for Afghans who helped US, says UN document
- The group has ‘priority lists’ of individuals it wants to arrest, the confidential report says, despite having vowed not to take revenge against opponents
- The Taliban may also target Westerners or other foreign personnel if they criticise the militants, warns the organisation that prepared the document
The Taliban is intensifying a search for people who worked with US and Nato forces, a confidential United Nations document says, despite the militants vowing no revenge against opponents.
The report – provided by the UN’s threat-assessment consultants and seen by AFP – says the group has “priority lists” of individuals it wants to arrest.
Most at risk are people who had central roles in the Afghan military, police and intelligence units, according to the document.
The Taliban have been conducting “targeted door-to-door visits” of individuals they want to apprehend and their family members, the report says.
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It adds that militants are also screening individuals on the way to Kabul airport and have set up checkpoints in major cities, including the capital and Jalalabad.