The United Nations said in a report on Thursday that Taliban officials were violating human rights against Afghan citizens, who were forced to return to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan.
According to the report, these violations include violence, illegal detention and danger for personal protection.
According to the United Nations, “People returning to the country, who are in a special threat to the Taliban authorities vengeance or other human rights violations, include women and girls, members of the former government and its security forces, media workers and members of civil society.”
The report stated that “these violations include violence, inhuman treatment, illegal arrests and dangers arising from prisoners and safety of life.”
The report was compiled by the United Nations Assistant Mission for Afghanistan and the United Nations Human Rights Office, based on an interview with 49 Returning Afghan citizens.
Lakhs of Afghan citizens have been sent back to Afghanistan as a result of the huge exile campaigns launched in Iran and Pakistan since 2023.
Only in 2025, more than 19 million people, most of whom have returned from Iran, have returned to Afghanistan.
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) recently speculated that around 3 million people could return to the end of this year, and that too when Afghanistan is facing a serious humanitarian crisis.
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According to a United Nations report, human rights are being violated with Afghan citizens based on their unique identity or background, including women, media workers, members of civil society and former foreign governments, which ended in 2021 after the Taliban occupation.
The Taliban government has previously denied allegations of misconduct, claiming that they have declared a general amnesty for NATO forces and those working for the former government.
The United Nations’ Human Rights Head Fulkar Turk said in a statement earlier this month that “no one should be sent back to the country where he can withstand a revenge or harassment based on his identity or personal background.”
“This danger is more serious in Afghanistan, especially for women and girls, who are only being applied on the basis of their gender -based measures that are mainly in the category of harassment,” he said.