Afghanistan: Taliban Forcibly Displace Civilians

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Afghans carry the bodies of civilians killed during fighting between the Taliban and government security forces, in Badakhshan province, northern Afghanistan, July 4, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Nazim Qasmy (New York) – Taliban forces on the offensive across northern Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents and burned homes as apparent retaliation for cooperating with the Afghan government, Human Rights Watch said today. Since May 2021, the Taliban have captured scores of district centers throughout the country, including an estimated 150 districts in Kunduz and…

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