AAN World News: Takistan Court charges 16 men accused of spying for the Taliban Govt.

[J. Hill]

AAN World News: Takistan Court charges 16 men accused of spying for the Taliban Govt.

The Takistan judiciary have concluded their month long trial of 16 men, accused of spying on the Ministry of Defence Council Minister, Farhad Esme. The charge comes after the group's arrest on the 12th of July. The group were alleged of being spies for the Taliban government. With documents and photographs detailing Minister Esme's day-to-day ongoings dating back to his appointment in 2022, it has been used as damning evidence in the trial. Today, Council Minister for the Ministry of the Justice, Amir Madak has clarified to the AAN and other news sources that this closed-door trial was administrated effectively. Minister of Justice Madak said to the AAN:

Quote

"The 16 men accused of being spies for the illegal government of Afghanistan have confessed their actions to the court recently and due to this we have taken time to organize an appropriate charge that suits the case and the necessary proportions to the case have been considered and taken."

The trial concluded with the charge of 40 years in a high-security prison with no parole. This decision was celebrated by the Takistan public, however, the Taliban Public Relations Telegram account condemned the decision, stating:

Quote

"The decision to prosecute 16 innocent men will not go unpunished, Takistan has refused to follow traditional Islamic practices and continues to show itself as a puppet to the western gangsters."

Following this statement it has been reported that at least several people were killed in a car bombing in northern Takistan. ISIS-NT shortly thereafter claimed the attack. ISIS-NT have continued to exercise attacks across the border regions of Takistan, attacking border emplacements and government structures.