After the Taliban took over Afghanistan, they assassinated over 200 government officials and members of the security services.

The U.N. reported on Tuesday that in the two years after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, they had executed more than 200 former Afghan government officials and security officers.

At least 800 human rights violations, including “enforced disappearances,” “arbitrary arrests and detentions,” “torture and ill-treatment,” and “threats,” were committed by the Taliban between August 15, 2021, and June 30, 2023, according to a report released by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the UNAMA report has painted a bleak picture of how the previous government and security personnel have been treated. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk stated in a statement that it was a breach of the people’s confidence since they had been guaranteed that they would not be targeted.

Furthermore, he urged the de facto authorities to “carefully consider the findings of this report and to uphold their obligations under international human rights law by preventing further violations and holding perpetrators accountable.”