Taliban Pins Letters Asking Those Who Helped US, UK To ‘Surrender Or Die’: Report
Afghanistan: Taliban has reportedly been pinning letters on the house doors of people who helped American and allied forces in Afghanistan, warning them to “surrender or die”.
The letters ask people to attend a Taliban-convened court where they’ll receive their punishment. The letters warn that failure to attend the court will result in the death penalty, the Daily Mail reported.
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It spoke to many people who have received these letters. One of them, whose construction company helped the British army build roads in Helmand province, said he was hiding because he did not want to die. The 34-year-old also said that the letter pinned to his door was stamped by the Taliban.
The Daily Mail spoke to another man who worked as a translator for the British Army. He said the letter branded him as a “spy of infidels” with warnings to sacrifice himself or pay for his life.
Another translator found the letter in his shoes after returning from prayer at a mosque.
These people said that they wanted to exit Afghanistan and even went to Kabul airport, but could not board the evacuation flight due to the crowd. They told the Daily Mail that they are now trapped and fearing for the lives of their families.
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The Taliban used this tactic of intimidating villages more than 20 years ago when they were in power in Afghanistan. But this time they are becoming very viral in the cities.
This shows that despite the Taliban leaders portraying the group as moderate, the insurgent group’s style of governance has hardly changed in its previous regime.
Meanwhile, celebratory gunfire was heard in Kabul as Taliban fighters captured the airport before dawn on Tuesday, following the withdrawal of the last US troops, ending 20 years of war that left the Islamic militia stronger than it was in 2001.
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