As Taliban assailants beat Rahmatullah’s body they rained down insults with each blow. “They told me: ‘You’re not a real Muslim. You’re a puppet. You helped the British. You have no honour and no dignity’.”
The former Afghan special forces soldier had returned home after the collapse of the Afghan government and the West’s withdrawal. Tired of months of hiding in his house, he said he went for a walk outside and was arrested by a group of Taliban members who accused him of working for the previous government.
