The Taliban has issued a rebuke over misconduct by a number of its members following the group’s take over of the Western-backed government in Afghanistan last month, saying abuses wouldn’t be tolerated.
Senior Taliban member Mohammad Yaqoob said in an audio message that some “miscreants and notorious former soldiers” had been allowed to hitch Taliban units where that they had committed a variety of sometimes violent abuses. “We direct you retain them out of your ranks, otherwise strict action are going to be taken against you,” he stated.

“We don’t need such people in our ranks,” he added.

The message from one among the Taliban’s most senior leaders underlines the issues the Taliban have sometimes had in controlling their group, as they plan to transition from an insurgency to a peacetime administration.

Some Kabul residents have complained of abusive treatment at the hands of Taliban terrorists who have appeared on the streets of the capital, often from other regions and unaccustomed to big cities. There have also been reports of reprisals against members of the previous government and military or civil society activists, despite promises of amnesty by the Taliban.

Yaqoob said there had been isolated reports of unauthorized executions, and he repeated that such actions wouldn’t be tolerated.

As you all are aware, under the overall amnesty announced in Afghanistan, no mujahid has the proper to require revenge on anyone,” he said. it had been not clear precisely which incidents he was pertaining to , nor what prompted the message, which was published on Taliban Twitter accounts and widely shared on social media.

There are reports of tensions within the group, between hardline battlefield commanders and political leaders more willing to hunt compromise with governments outside Afghanistan.

Yaqoob also said patrols should be restricted to areas where they were assigned and criticised the fondness of a number of the Taliban for going into administrative offices where that they had no business and taking selfies.
This is highly objectionable as most are removing mobile phones and taking snaps within the important and sensitive ministries with none reason,” he said. “Such hanging out and taking snaps and videos won’t assist you during this world, and also within the hereafter.”