Taliban Ministry of Justice reportedly summoned four Hazara/Shia representatives of Omid Sabz Township, western Kabul, on 9 November 2026 and transferred them t
Summary
Taliban Ministry of Justice reportedly summoned four Hazara/Shia representatives of Omid Sabz Township, western Kabul, on 9 November 2026 and transferred them to the Kabul provincial detention facility. Their whereabouts were reportedly unknown. The arrests come amid a land dispute in which the Taliban declared the township's land state-owned and ordered residents to leave or pay rent. Several representatives had also been arrested in October.
Where
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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.
Forced displacement / eviction
ICCPR Art. 12; ICESCR Art. 11
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.
Also coded as: Property destruction, Forced displacement, Discrimination
Sources
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Taliban Ministry of Justice reportedly summoned four Hazara/Shia representatives of Omid Sabz Township, western Kabul, on 9 November 2026 and transferred them t”, entry AHRC-2026-1109-KAB-03, grade: Corroborated, 2026-11-09. Retrieved 11 November 2026.