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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.

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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.

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Millions of Afghans fled to Pakistan and Iran after the Taliban takeover and are now being sent back.

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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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تلویزیون آمو broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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