Afghanistan: Taliban Torture Civilians in Panjshir

Click to expand Image Taliban soldiers gather with weapons and machinery in Panjshir province, northern Afghanistan, September 8, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Mohammad Asif Khan (New York) - Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan's Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch said today. Since mid-May 2022, fighting has escalated in the province as National Resistance Front (NRF) forces have attacke...