LONDON, 14 Sep. A sniper of the Afghan army who served with British special forces was shot by the Taliban (the Taliban * movement is banned in the Russian Federation as a terrorist movement), the Times newspaper reports, citing a former British army colonel. According to the newspaper, the 28-year-old sniper, whose unit was one of the most effective in the Afghan armed forces, hiding in Kabul for some time, but on Monday militants found him and killed him.
Former Afghan translator spoke about the abduction by the Taliban «It was quite predictable that this would happen to everyone who was left (in Afghanistan — ed.) … He was hiding … but they (Taliban — ed.) Found him. He was shot by several times, they were shot in front of the family, «former British military man Ash Alexander-Cooper told the Times. According to him, the new authorities may have considered the sniper as one of the collaborators. In this context, the British ex-colonel noted, the Taliban’s statement of amnesty for all who collaborated with the foreign military “is fiction.” According to former translator Rafi Hottak, currently residing in the United Kingdom, the sniper was on the list of 700 Afghans. who wanted to be evacuated to Great Britain, but he did not get on any departing board.
Blinken Explains US Failures in Afghanistan Earlier, Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid assured Afghans who collaborated with the occupying forces that they had been granted amnesty and urged them to stay in the country. day they declared that the war was over. On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending the nearly 20-year US military presence in Afghanistan. On September 6, the Taliban announced that Panjshir, the last of 34 Afghan provinces, had come under their control. The next day, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced. It will be headed by Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who served as foreign minister during the first Taliban * and is under UN sanctions. * A terrorist organization banned in Russia
