West condemns Taliban over ‘summary killings’ of ex-soldiers and police

Human Rights Watch says 47 former members of Afghan national security forces have been killed or forcibly disappeared

The US has led a group of western nations and allies in condemnation of the Taliban over the summary killings" of former members of the Afghan security forces reported by rights groups, demanding quick investigations.

We are deeply concerned by reports of summary killings and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces as documented by Human Rights Watch and others," read a statement by the US, EU, Australia, Britain, Japan and others, which was released by the state department on Saturday.