The United Nations published a report on human rights in Afghanistan, which did not pay attention to the ethnic and religious massacres and usurpation of houses and lands of Tajiks and Hazaras.
KABUL, July 21 - Sangar, Farzam Kazemi. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) yesterday, July 20, released a report titled "Human Rights in Afghanistan: 15 August 2021 - 15 June 2022", which reviews the human rights situation in Afghanistan for 10 months after the Taliban came to power.
The introduction to this report states that it is based on UNAMA's findings regarding protecting civilians, extrajudicial executions, torture and ill-treatment, arbitrary arrest and detention, women's and girls' rights, fundamental freedoms, and the situation in detention centers in Afghanistan.
In part, this is what UNAMA documented during the reporting period, 15 August 2021 to 15 June 2022:
- 2106 civilian casualties (700 killed, 1406 wounded) predominantly caused by improvised explosive device (IED) attacks attributed to ISIL-KP and unexploded ordnance (UXO).
- 160 extrajudicial killings, 178 arbitrary arrests and detentions, 23 instances of incommunicado detention and 56 instances of torture and ill-treatment of former ANDSF and government officials carried out by the de facto authorities.
- 59 extrajudicial killings, 22 arbitrary arrests and detentions and 7 incidents of torture and ill-treatment by the de facto authorities of individuals accused of affiliation with self-identified “Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province”.
- 18 extrajudicial killings, 54 instances of torture and ill-treatment and 113 instances of arbitrary arrest and detention and 23 cases of incommunicado detention of individuals accused of affiliation with self-identified “National Resistance Front”.
- 217 instances of cruel, inhuman and degrading punishments carried out by the de facto authorities since 15 August 2021
- 118 instances of excessive use of force by the de facto authorities between 15 August 2021 and 15 June 2022.
- Human rights violations affecting 173 journalists and media workers, 163 of which were attributed to the de facto authorities. Among these were 122 instances of arbitrary arrest and detention, 58 instances of ill-treatment, 33 instances of threats and intimidation and 12 instances of incommunicado detention.[1] Six journalists were also killed during the period (five by self-identified Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province, one by unknown perpetrators).
- Human rights violations affecting 65 human rights defenders, 64 of which were attributed to the de facto authorities. Among these were 47 arbitrary arrests, 17 cases of incommunicado detention, 10 cases of ill-treatment and 17 cases of threats and intimidation.
Meanwhile, a human rights report prepared by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) ignores many cases of military and humanitarian crimes committed by the Taliban. Ethnic killings in Panjshir, Andrab, and Balkhab, forcible resettlement, and forcible usurpation of houses and lands of Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks, in general, the non-Pashtun population throughout Afghanistan are not recorded or are deliberately ignored. These crimes were captured by individuals and the media in photographs and videos and shared on social media and media.
UNAMA is one of the shady organizations in Afghanistan that revealed its hidden face in the 2018 Afghan presidential election. In this public election, this organization supported the candidacy of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, one of the causes of today's tragedy for the people of Afghanistan.
The same report does not even mention the name of the Taliban. However, an attempt was made to raise awareness of ISIS with the prefix Khorasan. Oddly enough, 5 out of 6 murders of journalists are attributed to this organization. The report downplays the role of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, the only anti-Taliban force that publicly claims that the goals of its struggle are people's freedom, especially women's freedom, political and social justice, and the fight against terrorism. On the contrary, this organization is mentioned in the report in the manner of the Taliban - "a self-proclaimed front." Even the Taliban, recognized as a terrorist organization in many countries and whose crimes are recorded in photos and videos, are called “de facto authorities,” and all UN reports clearly indicate the names of countries and their other characteristics.
