Status: 02/23/2022 5:03 p.m
The Taliban’s interior minister has given the police new guidelines after several deadly incidents. The people of Afghanistan should be treated well. Violations go to court.
In Afghanistan, the ruling militant Islamist Taliban have issued new rules for the country’s police forces. The reason is fatal incidents.
Officers should treat people well and not torture, harass or insult them, according to the rules published on Twitter by Kabul police spokesman Chalid Sadran. According to Sadran, the Interior Ministry’s instructions should apply throughout the country.
If the rules are broken, it should go to court
The rules also state that police officers should not search houses at night under the pretext of pursuing suspects. You should only interfere in people’s legal affairs with a court order. Patrols are not allowed to fire on anyone except to defend themselves from an attack. Anyone who violates these rules will be brought before a military court.
Several incidents
There have recently been several deaths in Afghanistan when the Taliban fired on cars at checkpoints. A doctor, a child and a former government official were killed. The reason given was that the cars in question had not stopped. Videos of complaints about night-time house searches by the Taliban have also appeared on social media.
The humanitarian situation is getting worse
Since taking power, the Taliban have been more moderate to the outside world than during their brutal first rule from 1996 to 2001. Internationally, however, there are considerable doubts about their commitment to protecting human rights.
In addition, there is a severe humanitarian crisis. According to the United Nations, half of the population of Afghanistan is threatened by food insecurity. The reason for this is serious crop failures as a result of a long drought.