Unconfirmed footage was submitted to Funker530 from an anonymous source today, claiming that this is recent footage of Taliban executing 10 Afghan Ktah Khas (Afghan special forces) in Faryab Province, after they surrendered. At this time the Taliban have not taken responsibility for the war crime which is claimed to have taken place a few days ago, likely due to the fact that they want to appear as a legitimate government. The Afghan military has not acknowledged the existence of the footage either, so very little is known about the situation at this point as a result.

We have a strict policy at Funker530 of not showing executions or terrorist propaganda, but in this case it seems that this is the opposite of Taliban propaganda. The Taliban are hoping more ANA surrender to ease their push through Afghanistan, and they would like to be taken seriously as a government organization. This footage hurts both of their goals.

The Taliban would like the ANA to believe that instead of being executed and imprisoned, willing surrender is a "safe option", and they will be treated humanely. They are trying to spread this narrative by establishing direct contact with Afghan forces, pledging that if the they surrendered they would be left alive and even given allowances to return to their homelands.

Since the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan earlier this year, the Taliban have gone on a full offensive overrunning positions established by NATO forces and left for the ANA to defend. While some of the ANA continue to hold and take new ground, many units are surrendering and turning over their weapons, vehicles, and equipment to the Taliban.

For those of us who have worked with the ANA and it's counterparts over the last two decades, it was clear to see that this is what would happen after the final U.S. troops left combat zones in the country, and to see our former brothers in arms treated this way is heart breaking. Our hope is that the release of this video makes more ANA aware of the threat they face, and bring attention globally to the situation our allies now find themselves in.

The following image was grabbed from 0:12 in the video, which shows a rifle with attachments indicitive of an Afghan SOF unit, including foregrip, IR laser, and ACOG style optic.