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UN envoy denounces 'credible allegations' of Taliban reprisal killings

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The UN envoy on Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, tells the Security Council on a video call that the Taliban have carried out reprisal killings since their victory despite their promises of amnesty. "There have been credible allegations of reprisal killings of ANDSF personnel and the detention of officials who worked for previous administrations," she says, referring to the collapsed Western-backed Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. SOUNDBITE

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