Ayaz Gul VOA News June 10, 2022 ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban have illegally detained and tortured residents in northern Panjshir province for their alleged links to armed opposition forces, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The U.S.-based global rights monitoring group said fighting had escalated in Panjshir since mid-May, when fighters of the National Resistance Front
8am: Sources in Panjshir province have reported that the Taliban fighters have plundered the residents’ orchards in the province. According to footage sent to Hasht-e Subh on Sunday, the Taliban rebels have rushed to a village in Rukha district, taking away the orchards of the residents. The sources added that the Taliban rebels have turned
8am: Local sources in Panjshir province say a 45-year-old man has died as a result of being tortured by Taliban fighters. According to sources, the man was arrested by the Taliban on Tuesday and his body, which shows signs of torture, was taken to Rokha Hospital today. Sources state that the man’s name was Munir
8am: Sources in Badakhshan province have reported that the Taliban group has been deploying additional forces to Badakhshan and other northern provinces where NRF forces have an active presence. In addition, it is further reported that localities in Badakhshan province are being forced to join the Taliban group and fight against NRF. The group is
8am: Taliban fighters in Baghlan province have committed inhumane acts and war crimes by evicting residents from their villages. Local sources in Baghlan province have said that the Taliban have forcibly evicted about 70 families from three districts in the Andrab region, accusing them of being members of the National Resistance Front (NRF). Click here
8am: According to sources, the Taliban fighters have detained and tortured more than 20 residents of the Kereptab area in the district, including elders, farmers, shepherds, and children, and taken them all to their bases for further investigation and possible torture. As reported, the Taliban rebels have shot dead the dogs and livestock and have
8am: For the past two weeks, the Taliban have been harassing the residents of Behsud of Maidan Wardak province on charges of vague and baseless pretexts. Local sources claim that the Taliban have recently arrested, tortured and extorted a large sum of money from the residents of Hesa-i-Awal and Markazi Bihsud districts. According to the
8am: A resident in Kabul has reported that the Taliban rebels have brutally tortured his younger brother on the way back from school after he fought with another boy in the area of Safa Township, located in Kotal Khairkhana. Click here to read more (external link).
8am: Taliban militants have brutally tortured and murdered a former government police officer named Shir Mohammad in Helmand province. Local sources have confirmed that the victim had served in eight-security district of Lashkar Gah city during the former government. Click here to read more (external link). Related The Taliban Justify the Persecution of Former Security
8am: A soldier affiliated with the now-former security directorate in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province claims that local government forces have severely tortured him. He was reportedly abducted and severely tortured by Taliban government forces in Lashkar Gah on Wednesday night. Click here to read more (external link).