Tolo News: In the past few days, a video showing a military officer of the former government who was arrested being tortured by two men has sparked sharp reactions from social media users. A large number of people on social media platforms have said such actions are clearly in contradiction to the general amnesty
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi December 3, 2021 Abubakar Siddique Three days after he was taken into custody, the 30-year-old’s body was found along a riverbank on the outskirts of the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah. The Taliban claimed that Naweed Azami escaped detention. But his family has accused the militant group of torturing and killing
Ariana: Afghan commando forces freed 23 security force members and one civilian from a Taliban prison in Kunduz on Wednesday, 217 Pamir Corps said in a statement. According to the officials, 16 of the prisoners are members of the Afghan National Army (ANA), four of them are commando forces, two were police, and one was
Tolo News: The dead bodies of three members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have been found in Khak-e-Jabar district of Kabul province, the family members confirmed on Thursday. The family members of the dead soldiers said that the three were taken hostage by the Taliban and were “brutally tortured” by the group before being
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 26, 2019 Afghan captives held by the Taliban have been subjected to “ill-treatment and actions that may amount to torture,” according to the United Nations’ Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). In a statement on May 26, UNAMA said it had interviewed 13 detainees from a group of 53 rescued last