The Afghanistan Freedom Front says the Taliban killed at least 123 former members of the Afghan security forces over the course of 2025, despite the group’s earlier declaration of a general manesty.
In a report released on Thursday (January 1), the group said the figures were compiled after verification with victim’s families.
According to the report, the Taliban also arrested and tortured 131 former soldiers during the same period. The Freedom Front said arrest figures were based on media reports as well as cases acknowledged by Taliban officials.
The group said the killings took place across multiple provinces, including Kabul, Balkh, Kapisa, Parwan, Baghlan, Khost, Paktia, Panjshir, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Jawzjan, Faryab, Samangan, Helmand, Nuristan, Kunar, Takhar, Ghazni, Nangarhar, Bamyan, Herat, Ghor, Farah, Badghis, Kunduz, Uruzgan, Laghman, Paktika and Sar-e-Pul.
The Afghanistan Freedom Front claimed that Taliban intelligence operations targeting former soldiers intensified following an increase in deportations from Iran, placing returned individuals at heightened risk.
The report alleges that former security personnel were subjected to severe abuse while in detention. It said some detainees died as a result of mistreatment, while others died shortly after their release. Several former detainees are reported to be suffering from serious health conditions.
The Taliban have not commented on the allegations.
Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban have repeatedly stated that they are committed to a general amnesty for former government officials and security personnel. However, over the past four years, the group has faced widespread accusations of extrajudicial killings and arbitrary arrests.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has also documented multiple cases of killings, arbitrary detention and torture of former government officials and members of the security forces in its reports.
