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The Afghanistan Human Rights Center (AHRC) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization established in March 2023. It was founded by a group of dedicated human rights defenders and former members of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission. AHRC operates under the legal framework of the United States and is filed as a non-for-profit organization with the State of Connecticut and registered under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Report 11 August 2026

AHRC Weekly Situation Report: Kabul Drivers Subject to Systematic Extortion by Taliban Members (4–11 August 2026)

This report covers AHRC's verified incident record for the period 4–11 August 2026. AHRC's database recorded 1 incident during this window. The record reflects a documented undercount; the true scope of violations is likely broader than what is captured here. A single incident (AHRC-2026-0806-KAB-01), dated 6 August 2026 and located in…

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1,284
civilian casualties recorded, 310 killed, 974 injured
1,087
people publicly flogged under court-ordered corporal punishment
165
journalists and media workers detained since August 2021
25+
further decrees restricting rights issued during the year

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Behind the reports is an incident-level archive. Every incident is coded to the treaty provision it engages; those a researcher has reviewed and accepted are marked verified, and the rest are labelled not yet verified.

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Entries per province · all time sums to 74 · 34 provinces
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Single-source 1 October 2026 A Pakistani airstrike struck a civilian family in the Safar area of Garmser district, Helmand province, killing four family members and wounding seven others. T A Pakistani airstrike struck a civilian family in the Safar area of Garmser district, Helmand province, killing four family members and wounding seven others. The family, originally from Ghazni province, operated a small restaurant in the area. The dead and wounded were transported by helicopter to Ghazni for burial and medical treatment. Helmand Civilian casualties Single-source 1 October 2026 Pakistani airstrikes hit three locations in the Safar area of Garm Sir district, Helmand province, at approximately 3:30 a.m. on October 1, 2026. Taliban provin Pakistani airstrikes hit three locations in the Safar area of Garm Sir district, Helmand province, at approximately 3:30 a.m. on October 1, 2026. Taliban provincial information chief Hafiz Abdul Bari Rashid Helmandi reported that 4 women and children were killed and 8 civilians injured. Two residential homes and an Eid prayer site were struck. Pakistan claimed the strikes targeted terrorist hideouts under its "Ghazab lil-Haq" operation and asserted 22 militants were killed; the Taliban disputed this, maintaining the victims were civilians. Helmand Civilian casualties Corroborated 30 September 2026 UNAMA confirmed at least 10 civilians — most of them children — were killed and 9 wounded in Pakistani airstrikes on Shultan district in Kunar and Garmser distr UNAMA confirmed at least 10 civilians — most of them children — were killed and 9 wounded in Pakistani airstrikes on Shultan district in Kunar and Garmser district in Helmand. Three homes were also destroyed. Pakistan said its strikes targeted militant hideouts and claimed 22 militants killed; civilian and militant casualty figures could not be independently reconciled. The strikes are the third reported round of Pakistani air attacks inside Afghanistan in 10 days. Kunar Civilian casualties Corroborated 30 September 2026 Three children aged 7–10 were killed in the Zawa area of Khugiani district, Nangarhar province, after a mortar shell they found while playing exploded on Tuesda Three children aged 7–10 were killed in the Zawa area of Khugiani district, Nangarhar province, after a mortar shell they found while playing exploded on Tuesday evening. The incident reflects the ongoing danger of unexploded ordnance (UXO/ERW) from decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan. No current armed actor is directly responsible; the deaths result from legacy explosive contamination. UNMAS has documented ERW contamination in Khugiani district and has supported demining operations there. Nangarhar Civilian casualties Corroborated 28 September 2026 The Taliban's justice ministry, led by Abdul Hakim Sharaee, closed three Shiite community institutions in western Kabul — Al-Zahra Clinic (healthcare), the Teby The Taliban's justice ministry, led by Abdul Hakim Sharaee, closed three Shiite community institutions in western Kabul — Al-Zahra Clinic (healthcare), the Tebyan Center (cultural/religious), and the Resalat religious school (education) — without providing any stated reason. The closures are described as part of an expanding series targeting Shiite-linked institutions in the capital, indicating discriminatory enforcement on religious and ethnic grounds. Kabul Discrimination Single-source 27 September 2026 Taliban fighters shot and killed Ahmad Farid Kohistani, a former police officer who had served at the Fifth Security District in Taloqan under the previous gove Taliban fighters shot and killed Ahmad Farid Kohistani, a former police officer who had served at the Fifth Security District in Taloqan under the previous government, in Warsaj district, Takhar province, on September 27, 2026. The killing occurred in front of his mother and wife. No motive was stated and no legal process was reported, making this an apparent extrajudicial execution of a former security force member. Takhar Extrajudicial execution

The record is what reached us and passed review. Thin coverage in a province reflects reporting conditions and access as much as the underlying situation, and absence of incidents is not evidence of absence of violations. No figure here is a national total.

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