Taliban Tortured and Threatened Afghans Expelled From Pakistan and Iran, UN Report Says
AFGHANISTAN, JUL 23 – The United Nations reports a 35% rise in violence against humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan in June, with 100 aid workers detained by Taliban forces in the first half of 2025.
- The United Nations reported that Taliban authorities are committing human rights violations against Afghans expelled from Pakistan and Iran, including torture and arbitrary detention.
- A former government official described severe torture, stating he was detained and beaten with sticks and cables after returning to Afghanistan in 2023.
- Volker Türk, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, emphasized that no one should be sent back to a country where they face persecution due to their identity or history.
- Taliban authorities denied the reports, claiming they did not mistreat Afghan returnees or engage in violence based on identity or personal history.
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Since the Taliban took power four years ago, many have fled, and those who return involuntarily face danger.
A report by the United Nations shows how Afghans are going to be deported to their home country, which is particularly vulnerable: former judges, soldiers, secret services and human rights activists.
Millions of Afghans fled to Pakistan and Iran after the Taliban takeover and are now being sent back.
According to the United Nations, persons deported to Afghanistan are threatening human rights violations by the militant Islamist Taliban ruling there.
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