Afghanistan: Taliban’s cruel attacks in Panjshir province amount to war crime of collective punishment – new report

By Amnesty International

The Taliban have committed the war crime of collective punishment against civilians in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The report, ‘Your Sons Are In The Mountains’: The Collective Punishment of Civilians In Panjshir by the Taliban, documents serious international human rights and humanitarian law violations, including extrajudicial executions, […] The post Afghanistan: Taliban’s cruel attacks in Panjshir province amount to war crime of collective punishment – new report appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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