Local sources in central Daykundi province report that Taliban members have forcibly evicted at least six former soldiers and their families from their homes, confiscating their properties.
According to local sources, the Taliban confiscated the properties belonging to former soldiers in the capital city of Nili, claiming that these properties now belong to their fighters.
Speaking with KabulNow today, a former soldier, who preferred not to be named in the report, recounted that the Taliban forcibly evicted his family from their home a year ago. Since then, a Taliban member has been living in the house and using their property.
According to the former soldier, the Taliban has also confiscated the properties of the commander of the previous government’s security command in the province, as well as those belonging to a former special forces member and a soldier who was killed during the war many years ago.
Sources further said that Taliban members confiscated two additional properties belonging to former soldiers in a neighborhood of the provincial capital, Nili.
The Taliban’s forcible eviction of former soldiers from their homes, along with the confiscation of their properties, is not a new phenomenon. Since their return to power, they have repeatedly engaged in such actions, especially in the provinces of Daykundi, Panjshir, and Parwan, as has been widely reported.
Taliban fighters reportedly have turned some houses belonging to former soldiers and employees of the previous government into military bases. Even if these houses become vacant, they will no longer be usable.
The Taliban announced a “general amnesty” for previous government officials, including former soldiers, just days after taking control of Kabul. Since then, they have consistently violated this promise by arresting, torturing, seizing properties, and even killing former government soldiers and employees.
Over the past years, human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized the Taliban for their widespread violations of human rights, urging the group to respect the rights and freedoms of all citizens, including former government soldiers.
