Kabul [Afghanistan], March 2 (ANI): A Sunni Hazara, who was a former employee of the previous Afghan Government on Tuesday was shot dead by the Taliban.

Imam ul-Din Changiz, an employee of Maiwand Bank was shot dead by the Taliban in Taloqan city, reported local media.

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Sources claimed that the Taliban killed him because his older brother was a member of the security forces.

Contrary to the general amnesty announced by the Taliban post the takeover of Afghanistan, the former Afghan Government employees are being tortured and killed.

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Previously reports were released by international organizations, including Human Rights Watch, about the killings and arrests of former government security members. The Taliban, however, has repeatedly rejected these reports.(ANI)

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