Afghanistan Human Rights Center Documents Widespread Violations by Taliban in Solar Year 1404

KABUL (Afghan Verified) — The Afghanistan Human Rights Center released its annual report on human rights in Afghanistan for solar year 1404, detailing extensive violations by the Taliban across multiple sectors.

Moosi Mahmoudi, executive director of the center, stated that the Taliban systematically violated human rights, using torture as a common method in detention centers. He highlighted torture and sexual harassment targeting journalists, human rights activists and especially female activists, primarily at Taliban intelligence facilities such as Presidency 40, where deaths under torture occurred.

The report noted that 17 journalists and media workers were detained by the Taliban during solar year 1404, with at least 165 detained since the group's takeover. It criticized the Amr bil Maruf law for increasing pressure and discrimination against women and girls. Continued deprivation of education for girls above the sixth grade until 2030 would exclude approximately 4 million girls from secondary and higher education, the center warned.

Women have been completely eliminated from judicial and legal institutions, and the judiciary lacks independence, following the Taliban's interpretation of Sharia, according to the report. In solar year 1404, 1,087 people were flogged, mostly publicly, including women for extramarital relations or running away from home. The Taliban carried out five executions for premeditated murder.

Civilian casualties totaled 310 killed and 974 wounded, mostly from border clashes with Pakistan. The report also addressed dire child welfare issues and food insecurity affecting 8.7 million people.