Ravadi Reports at Least 80 Former Afghan Government Employees Killed or Wounded in 2025

KABUL (Afghan Verified) — The human rights group Ravadi stated in its annual report on 2025 that at least 80 former Afghan government employees were extrajudicially killed or wounded in targeted attacks, many involving Taliban intelligence. The figure represents a 12% decrease from 91 cases in 2024 and a 3.6% decrease from 83 in 2023.

Ravadi said the report is based on direct conversations with victims, survivors, eyewitnesses and local sources, as well as supplementary documents including official correspondence, judicial records, photos and audio files. The group cited the killing of a former soldier in Arghandab district of Kandahar province after a verbal altercation that led to Taliban gunfire.

Ravadi reported that Taliban intelligence has targeted former employees using various tactics for revenge, often attributing killings to unknown armed individuals and pressuring victims' families not to pursue justice. Individuals who documented these incidents have been arrested and imprisoned.

The report documented at least 1,154 people killed or wounded in 2025 from targeted attacks, explosions and Pakistani airstrikes: 617 killed, including 473 men, 53 women and 91 children; and 537 wounded, including 405 men, 56 women and 76 children. Victims included former government employees and families, journalists, activists, protesters, women, children, tribal elders and those accused of opposing the Taliban.

Ravadi stated that women's rights worsened, with denials of education, employment, movement and justice, alongside the 'Amr bil Maruf wa Nahi anil Munkar' law creating discrimination that could amount to gender-based torture and crimes against humanity. Taliban courts imposed corporal punishments like flogging and public humiliations. Ethnic and religious minorities faced job restrictions, resource access limits and curbs on religious rituals.

New Taliban restrictions, including social media surveillance, journalist arrests, internet shutdowns and media curbs, fostered fear and self-censorship. Ravadi warned its findings may not capture all violations and urged the international community, UN and others to act.