Since seizing control of Afghanistan a year ago, the Taliban have mounted a sustained attack on human rights.
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Afghanistan: Taliban destroying lives of women and girls – new report
The lives of women and girls in Afghanistan are being devastated by the Taliban’s crackdown on their human rights.
Afghanistan: 13 Hazara killed by Taliban fighters in Daykundi province – new investigation
Nine former members of government security forces extrajudicially executed after surrendering. Victims included a 17-year-old girl who was caught in crossfire.
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: Taliban responsible for brutal massacre of Hazara men – new investigation
Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International said today.
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 …
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