According to CNN letters, the Taliban sentenced the brother to death of an Afghan interpreter.
Prior to the attack on Afghans who helped the US, the Taliban had pledged not revenge.
10.400 Afghans have been evacuated in the last 24 hours.
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According to CNN letters, the Taliban claimed that the brother of an Afghan interpreter was guilty of aiding the Americans. CNN obtained the letters from CNN and found that the Taliban sentenced him to death. CNN previously reported that the Taliban had not sought revenge on people who helped the US military.
The first three letters accuse the man of helping the Americans and providing security for his brother who was an interpreter. He was then ordered to appear at a hearing. He was informed in the second letter that his case had been sent by Sharia because he failed to appear.
The Taliban informed the man in a third letter that he was found guilty in absentia after he failed to appear for the Sharia court hearing. The letter stated that the man had been sentenced to death and that he could not appeal to it.
CNN quoted the letter as saying, "You chose this route for yourself, and your death is imminent. God willing."
CNN received the letters from an ex-service member who had worked with the interpreter. CNN was told by a service member that the letters were sent to the brother of the interpreter within the last three month.
CNN translated the letters from Pashto into English, but did not reveal the identity of the man, his brother or the service member. CNN reports that the seals on the letters match those found in archival Taliban letters.
These letters contradict statements made by Taliban leaders that they wouldn't seek revenge on Afghans who helped Americans. Tabilah Muhajid, a Taliban spokesperson, stated last week that no one would "go to them to ask why they helped."
Many Afghans fear the Taliban will revert to the same oppressive rule tactics it used in 1990s. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reported that 10,400 people were evacuated from Afghanistan in the last 24 hours.
Recently, the Biden administration has been criticized for failing to do more to assist Afghans and holders of Special Immigrant Visas fleeing the country. After chaotic video footage showed huge crowds of people trying to board flights out from Kabul, evacuation efforts are ongoing.
