Asia-Pacific

Taliban presiding over extensive rights abuses in Afghanistan, says UN

Report highlights punishments and killings of Afghans accused of so-called moral crimes including sex outside marriage

A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 20th. Photograph: EPA
A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on July 20th. Photograph: EPA
Emma Graham-Harrison in Kabul
Thu Jul 21 2022 - 13:03

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