After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August 2021, they claimed they were committed to upholding and respecting human rights in the country. However, Amnesty has repeatedly documented crimes under international law and violations of human rights carried out by their members since then.

Those arrested recently include: Narges Sadat, a women’s rights defender; Professor Ismail Mashal, a campaigner for women’s education; Fardin Fedayee, a civil society activist; Zekria Asoli, an author and activist; Mortaza Behboudi, an Afghan-French journalist; former senator Qais Khan Wakili; and Afghan journalist Muhammad Yar Majroh.

To date, Amnesty understands only Professor Ismail Mashal has been released. In many cases of detention, no information is provided regarding the reason for the individual’s arrest and their whereabouts often remain unknown, which amounts to enforced disappearance.

Fardin Fedayee an Afghan civil society activist is abducted by Taliban four days ago while he left home for work in was taken and there is no news about his whereabout.

In the past few days, several civil society activists are arbitrary arrested in Afghanistan.