The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan has asserted that the "behaviour, actions, and mindset" of the Taliban have remained unchanged over the past 25 years.
On the anniversary of the Taliban's 1999 assault on the northern provinces, the council urged the international community to recognise the group's actions as war crimes.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the council stated that upon entry into the northern region in late 1990s, the Taliban committed "grave crimes".
The statement detailed the Taliban's atrocities, including "massacres, imprisonments, the capture of women, burning of orchards, and destruction of infrastructure and flora," in the northern regions of Afghanistan, insisting that history will not forget these criminal acts.
The National Resistance Council condemned these crimes and highlighted that since the Taliban's return to power, they have continued to oppress, kill, torture, and imprison individuals. The council emphasised that the Taliban have transformed Afghanistan into a safe haven for terrorism, actively promoting and exporting it.
The National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan was formed in exile following the Taliban's takeover of the country. Prominent members include former Vice-President Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum; former governor of Balkh province Atta Mohammad Noor; prominent Hazara leader Mohammad Mohaqiq; anti-Taliban jihadi leader Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, and former Vice-President Sarwar Danish.
