Mohammad Jawad survived his war service in the Afghan National Army (ANA), fighting against the Taliban, but was kidnapped and tortured to death after the militant group seized power in 2021. Human rights groups have documented targeted killings, disappearances, and extrajudicial arrests of hundreds of other former service personnel, while RFE/RL has spoken to two
Afghanistan International: Raiessa Yazdanparast, a former senior officer at the National Directorate of Security (NDS), has disclosed that she was detained by the Taliban from her home in Kabul and subjected to one and a half months of torture in prison. Yazdanparast told Afghanistan International that the Taliban have access to information about NDS officers,
Afghanistan International: Sources in Khost province told Afghanistan International that 73 members of the former “Khost Protection Force (KPF),” who were trained by the US intelligence, are currently imprisoned by the Taliban intelligence. According to the sources, they had travelled from the United States to Khost to visit their families. The sources confirmed to the
Afghanistan International: Ghalib Mujahid, the former district governor of Bihsud in Nangarhar province, said that he returned to Afghanistan at the invitation of the Taliban’s Commission for Contact with Afghan Personalities, but after being harassed by the group, he was forced to migrate again. He told Afghanistan International that after returning to Kabul, he survived
Khaama: The US State Department, in its annual report on human rights, has stated that despite declaring a “general amnesty,” the Taliban has continued to detain citizens, especially those affiliated with the former Afghan government. The US State Department recently released a report on the human rights situation in several countries, including Afghanistan, in 2023.
8am: Local sources in Mazar-e Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, have reported the tragic demise of a former government soldier due to severe torture inflicted by the Taliban. On Sunday, April 7th, sources revealed that the deceased, identified as Ziaurrahman Ayazi, previously served as the chief of security for the third district in Mazar-e
8am: Taliban continued their arbitrary arrests of women activists, former military personnel, journalists, and social media activists over the past week. Three protesting girls, who are sisters, and their brother were detained in Kabul. Meanwhile, members of this group forcibly took an underage girl from her home in Pasaband district, Ghor province, and married her
8am: According to local sources, on Monday, March 25, the Taliban executed a raid in Qala-e Amir Mohammad Khan, located within the fifth security district of Ghazni city. The target of their incursion was purportedly a former member of the People’s Uprising Forces from Jaghori district. In the wake of this assault, which occurred two
8am: Reports from local sources indicate that the Taliban have detained the brother of General Najibullah Najib, the former National Security Chief of Takhar Province, within the province’s boundaries. According to accounts received on Thursday, March 14th, the Taliban apprehended the individual in question from Taliqan, the capital city of Takhar Province, and subsequently relocated
8am: Concerns are growing among citizens about the increase in mysterious murders in the country. They say that most of these murders are carried out under the name of “unidentified armed individuals”. Political experts, however, accuse the Taliban of being involved in these incidents. They say that whether willingly or unwillingly, the Taliban are seeking