Afghanistan: Taliban wasting no time in stamping out human rights

The Taliban are steadily dismantling the human rights gains of the last twenty years, said Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) in a new briefing published today, which documents the group’s wide-ranging crackdown since their seizure of Kabul little more than five weeks ago.  

Afghanistan: Civilian lives at grave risk amid Taliban assault on Kunduz

Taliban fighters have exposed civilians to attacks, demonstrating the Taliban’s utter disregard for civilians’ right to life. Responding to the news that Taliban fighters have launched a coordinated attack on the city of Kunduz in Afghanistan, Champa Patel, Amnesty International’s South Asia Director, said: “Civilians in Kunduz have woken up this morning to find themselves …