Why It's Important: The Taliban appears to be using the return of former Afghan officials for propaganda purposes. Gharibzadeh's relatives, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution, suspect that he was targeted by the Taliban. Meanwhile, Lal Mohammad Gharibzadeh, a local anti-Taliban leader in northern Afghanistan who had returned to the country, was killed by unidentified gunmen last month. Janat Fahim Chakari, the head of the private Karwan University in Kabul, said he left the country after receiving "many threats." "Unfortunately, we were not treated well" by the Taliban, he said. The Taliban created a special commission last year to help convince exiled former officials from the deposed Western-backed Afghan government to return to their homeland.Ī spokesman for the commission this month claimed that more than 600 political figures, ex-officials, and other prominent Afghans who were promised amnesty had returned to Afghanistan since March 2022.īut dozens of returnees told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi that they left Afghanistan again over their disillusionment with the Taliban and fears for their safety. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. I'm Mustafa Sarwar, a senior news editor at RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Welcome back to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan.
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