Taliban morality police arrested 10 women in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, for not wearing a burqa despite being in Islamic dress. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Sep
Summary
Taliban morality police arrested 10 women in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, for not wearing a burqa despite being in Islamic dress. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Separately, two female students were detained in Herat while traveling to a private educational center. A former detainee described systematic physical and psychological abuse inside Taliban detention facilities. Taliban officials denied the arrests.
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.
Sexual violence / rape
ICCPR Art. 7; CEDAW; Rome Statute
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.
Also coded as: Gender-based violence, Torture
Sources
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “Taliban morality police arrested 10 women in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, for not wearing a burqa despite being in Islamic dress. Their whereabouts remain unknown. Sep”, entry AHRC-2026-0804-HEL-03, grade: Single-source, 2026-08-04. Retrieved 23 August 2026.