Taliban personnel from the Ministry of Justice forcibly shut down the Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra Cooperative Hospital in Dasht-e Barchi, Kabul, on September 27–28,
Summary
Taliban personnel from the Ministry of Justice forcibly shut down the Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra Cooperative Hospital in Dasht-e Barchi, Kabul, on September 27–28, 2026, removing all patients and staff and sealing the facility. The hospital provided low-cost healthcare to low-income residents, largely from the Hazara/Shia community. No reason was given. The closure is part of a broader two-week campaign by the Taliban targeting Shia community institutions in Kabul, including religious schools, a university, a TV station, and a sports complex.
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Legal classification
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Denial of humanitarian access / food · primary
ICESCR Art. 11, 12
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Ethnic / minority persecution
ICCPR Art. 26, 27; CERD
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Denial of girls' education
CEDAW Art. 10; ICESCR Art. 13; CRC Art. 28
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Suppression of press / journalists
ICCPR Art. 19; UDHR Art. 19
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Discrimination, Education restriction, Freedom of expression
Sources
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Taliban personnel from the Ministry of Justice forcibly shut down the Hazrat Fatima al-Zahra Cooperative Hospital in Dasht-e Barchi, Kabul, on September 27–28, ”, entry AHRC-2026-0927-KAB-01, grade: Single-source, 2026-09-27. Retrieved 7 October 2026.