The New York Times has identified hundreds of civilians abducted in the largest campaign of forced disappearances during the war in Afghanistan. These abductions were linked to Abdul Raziq, the Chief of Police in Kandahar, who was a key ally of the United States in the fight against the Taliban. Despite knowledge of his actions, including the execution of thousands, the US military continued to support Raziq due to his effectiveness in combat. This support has been criticized for fostering a culture of lawlessness and impunity, ultimately contributing to the United States' failure in Afghanistan and breeding huge resentment.
US military supported and celebrated Abdul Raziq, the police chief of Kandahar. A monster who killed and disappeared thousands without a trial. US generals paraded him around as a great general, while in fact he was a genocidal monster and war criminal. The billions we squandered…
Essential and deeply-reported read by @mattaikins and @azamsahmed on the hundreds of families whose loved ones were snatched off the street and disappeared by Kandahar’s notorious Chief of Police General Abdul Razik: https://t.co/tZJJTht985
A key Afghan ally of the United States in fighting the Taliban was responsible for hundreds if not thousands of forced disappearances (all executed). The US military knew but closed its eyes because he fought well. It backfired, breeding huge resentment. https://t.co/s6lhVoxxnu
The New York Times identified hundreds of civilians abducted in the largest campaign of forced disappearances of the war in Afghanistan. It all led back to Abdul Raziq, one of America’s most important partners in the war against the Taliban. https://t.co/i7Y4W7JPs9 https://t.co/uNRQ5LLkVo
"The culture of lawlessness and impunity (Raziq) created flew in the face of endless promises by American presidents, generals and ambassadors to uphold human rights and build a better Afghanistan. And it helps explain why the United States lost the war." https://t.co/ggR2EZbpHf