Taliban Offers Amnesty for Interpreters: 'We Don't Want to Take Revenge'

A Taliban spokesperson declared Tuesday that Afghans who worked for the U.S. and Western-backed government had been offered an amnesty.

"We don't want to take revenge from anyone," said Zabiullah Mujahid in his first-ever public appearance at a news conference following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.

Kabul, the capital, has remained calm as the Taliban patrol its streets.

But many remain fearful after prisons and armouries emptied out during the insurgents' sweep across the country.

Kabul residents say groups of armed men have been going door-to-door seeking out individuals who worked with the ousted government and security forces, but it was unclear if the gunmen were Taliban or criminals posing as militants.

Mujahid also said the Taliban would not allow Afghanistan to be used as a base for attacking other countries, as it was in the years before 9/11.

That assurance was part of a 2020 peace deal reached between the Taliban and the Trump administration that paved the way for the American withdrawal.

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