KABUL, 01 February 2022, (TON): The Afghan Taliban rejected a report by United Nations (UN) accusing the group of killing around 100 former government officials after taking the reins of the war-stricken country.

The UN, in its report revealed, said “the group and its allies had killed former officials and security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the US-led pullout.”

However, interim Afghan government's deputy spokesperson Bilal Karimi in a video statement said “the authorities hadn't allowed anyone to abduct, torture or raid the houses of former government employees or servicemen.”

He further said that the government was strictly adhering to its forgiveness decree and that no one will be allowed to carry out such atrocities in violation of the order.”

The report sounds the latest in a series of warnings the UN chief has issued in recent months about the humanitarian and economic crises that accelerated after the Taliban seized Kabul as the last US-led foreign troops left and international donors cut critical financial aid.