The Taliban are calling on all Afghans who have fled the country to return, claiming Afghanistan is safe.

Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the chairman of the Taliban government's Council of Ministers, promised a general amnesty to returnees in his message on Saturday to mark the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha.

"The perpetrators of the violence are now in power, for example, as head of the Ministry of the Interior. Of course, they now claim that the country is safe," Nilofar Ibrahimi, a former member of Afghanistan's parliament before the Taliban takeover, told DW.

Sirajuddin Haqqani serves as the Taliban's interior minister. Haqqani is believed to be responsible for numerous deadly attacks in Afghanistan up until the Taliban takeover of the country in 2021.

He is on the FBI's Most Wanted List on suspicion of "coordinating and supporting cross-border attacks against United States and coalition forces in Afghanistan."

Haqqani now plays a key role in the Taliban's power structure and is responsible, in particular, for security and police matters.

"The Taliban suppress any resistance and intimidate the population," said Ibrahimi, who had to leave Afghanistan after........

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