Afghanistan: Taliban must immediately stop unlawful killings and arbitrary arrests in Panjshir

By Amnesty International

QUOTE Responding to reports of use of torture, extrajudicial executions and arbitrary arrest of civilians by the Taliban in Panjshir province of Afghanistan, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s South Asia Researcher, said: “Constantly, reports are coming of arbitrary arrests and unlawful killings of civilians by the Taliban in Panjshir. Events in the last couple of weeks […] The post Afghanistan: Taliban must immediately stop unlawful killings and arbitrary arrests in Panjshir appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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