KABUL, AFGHANISTAN --
The Taliban performing inside minister -- designated a terrorist by the U.S. -- mentioned in a uncommon public look Saturday that safety police responsible of misconduct in Afghanistan had been being penalized after a string of abuse allegations.
For the primary time, images exhibiting Sirajuddin Haqqani's face had been revealed by official Taliban authorities channels. That contrasted with an October look, when images of the influential and reserved determine had been blurred.
Haqqani was photographed attending the Saturday commencement ceremony of the primary class to finish police coaching for the reason that Taliban assumed management of Afghanistan. Round 377 personnel, each female and male, graduated through the ceremony.
The occasion marked the primary time Haqqani has given statements to the media since being named inside minister.
Haqqani mentioned in a speech on the ceremony that Taliban safety personnel who dedicated crimes towards Afghan civilians had been present process felony proceedings. Civilians have complained of abuse by Taliban militants in house-to-house raids and at checkpoints.
In January a younger girl was shot to dying by a Taliban safety police at a checkpoint. He was later arrested.
Haqqani acknowledged that "some misconduct occurs" amongst former Taliban fighters who made the shift from preventing a battle to policing the streets and added they had been present process coaching.
Haqqani mentioned the worldwide neighborhood shouldn't see his authorities as a menace and that overseas assist was wanted to revive the nation. He mentioned his authorities was dedicated to the Doha peace settlement signed between the Taliban and the U.S. in February final yr that introduced an finish to the battle in Afghanistan.
The settlement requires the Taliban to stop extremists teams, like al-Qaeda, from utilizing Afghanistan as a base to threaten worldwide safety.
In an obvious reference to worldwide considerations over the Taliban's willingness to grant entry to training and employment for girls, Haqqani mentioned ladies can work and go to high school in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.
Of the feminine police graduates, he mentioned: "Immediately our sisters are with us on this ceremony, they're receiving their commencement diplomas and are being appointed in several jobs." He didn't specify what number of ladies had graduated.
The Taliban have been urgent for the discharge of billions of dollars of Afghan central financial institution reserves frozen abroad because the nation battles drought, money shortfalls and mass hunger.
Haqqani is needed by the FBI and carries a US$10 million bounty for info resulting in his arrest.
He known as on the hundreds of Afghans who fled the nation after the Taliban takeover to return.
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Akhgar reported from Islamabad.
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