Taliban forces in Nawur district, Ghazni province arrested four civilians from Khawat and Gorg Koshteh villages on unsubstantiated weapon possession charges. Th
Summary
Taliban forces in Nawur district, Ghazni province arrested four civilians from Khawat and Gorg Koshteh villages on unsubstantiated weapon possession charges. The detainees were tortured and subsequently extorted: two were forced to pay money equivalent to two firearms for their release, while the other two were released on bail with a one-week ultimatum to hand over two weapons or an equivalent monetary sum. None of the individuals have a military background. Similar extortion incidents have previously been reported in Nawur, Jaghori, and Malistan districts.
Where
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Placed to district level. Sources name the district; no coordinates have been established, and the exact address is withheld.
Legal classification
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Arbitrary arrest / detention · primary
ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Torture
CAT Art. 1; ICCPR Art. 7; UDHR Art. 5
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
ICCPR Art. 7
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Torture, Violation of human dignity
Sources
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Taliban forces in Nawur district, Ghazni province arrested four civilians from Khawat and Gorg Koshteh villages on unsubstantiated weapon possession charges. Th”, entry AHRC-2026-0918-GHA-01, grade: Single-source, 2026-09-18. Retrieved 7 October 2026.