Taliban sacked about 3 thousand members

Afghanistan: The Taliban has sacked about 3,000 members on charges of abusive practices linked to their radical Islamic movement. The Taliban has taken this step as part of a comprehensive inspection process started after coming to power in Afghanistan. The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan last August after US and NATO forces withdrew after fighting for 20 years with the US. The Taliban government had set up a commission to identify members who were violating the rules of the movement.

Latifullah Hakimi, the head of the panel in the Ministry of Defense, said that these people were defaming the Islamic Emirate. Therefore, in this revision process, they were removed so that a better army and police force could be created in the future. He told that so far 2840 members have been dismissed. Latifullah Hakimi said that these people were trying to infiltrate corruption, drugs and personal life of people. Apart from this, he also had links with Daesh.

Taliban fighters have been accused of extra-judicial killings of former security force members, despite an apology order from the movement’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. The jihadist group’s regional outfits have emerged as a major security challenge to radical Islamist administrations, which often target officials in gun and bomb attacks in Kabul and other cities.

Hakimi said the members who have been sacked are from 14 provinces and the process of eviction of such people from other provinces is in progress. Ever since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, it has imposed many restrictions on the freedom of women. In these, women working in public services have been banned. While many secondary schools have been closed for girls.