As could be predicted by many, those in Afghanistan who worked against the Taliban are now at risk of death or enslavement. Even Afghani UN workers are now finding themselves targeted by the Taliban according to the Secretary of Defense.
U.N. Secretary General admits Taliban reprisals against staff have begun
From www.politico.com
2021-08-24 18:22:47
Excerpt:
Official letters seen by POLITICO, which have been sent to some local U.N. staff, verify their employment status, but do not include any request that the staffers be granted asylum or other visa support to leave Afghanistan.
A group of former colleagues of the local staffers has had enough. In a letter to Guterres, obtained by POLITICO, the staff from U.N. Habitat and the U.N. Environment Programme — which together employ around 200 local staff in Afghanistan — implore him to institute a safety plan for Afghan staff, including the option to evacuate, before a Taliban-imposed Aug. 31 deadline.
The United Nations security policy manual states that Guterres, as secretary general, is the only official who can order evacuation of local staff, and only “in the most exceptional cases in which their security is endangered as a direct consequence of their employment by organizations of the United Nations common system.”
The authors of the letter argue that the conditions have…
