The United Nations in a quarterly report has said 25 civilians were killed and 43 others injured in various security incidents across Afghanistan between April 1 and June 30.
The report stated that 12 of these fatalities were due to attacks claimed by ISIS, while nine others were killed in border clashes between Taliban forces and Pakistani troops. Among the victims were four women and three foreign nationals.
Additionally, the report noted that four residents of Badakhshan were killed by Taliban gunfire.
UNAMA also reported that the Taliban arbitrarily detained 60 people and publicly flogged 147 individuals during this period.
The report covered the state of women’s rights and freedom of expression in the first three months of 2024. On April 21, an attack on a civilian bus in Kabul injured four men. On April 30, a shooting at the Sahib Zaman Mosque in Herat’s Guzara district resulted in the deaths of five men and one woman, with another woman injured. On May 18, an attack on two tourist vehicles in Bamiyan killed five and injured six. On May 21, an explosion at a bus station in Kandahar killed one and injured three others.
UNAMA highlighted the detention of journalists, noting that the Taliban arrested one journalist in Parwan and three others in Khost in April, May, and June. Two private television stations, Barya and Noor, were shut down for alleged political activities, and there were attempts to close Tamadon TV as well.
The report also detailed the Taliban’s impact on women, including reducing the salaries of female employees to 5,000 Afghanis and instructing transportation companies in some provinces not to carry women without a male guardian.
The Taliban have not yet responded to the report.
