Kabul: Taliban fighters have executed 22 Afghan commandos. Several videos have surfaced, apparently of the incident, CNN reported.
In a clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos, surrender.” Several men emerge from a building; they are clearly unarmed. Gunfire erupts. At least a dozen men are seen shot to death amid cries of “Allahu Akhbar” — God is Great.
According to CNN, the summary killings took place on June 16 in the town of Dawlat Abad in Faryab province, close to Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan. CNN obtained and verified several videos of the incident and has spoken with witnesses. The Red Cross confirmed the bodies of 22 commandos were retrieved.
The Taliban told CNN the videos showing the commandos being shot were fake and government propaganda to encourage people not to surrender.
