Situation report
A situation report generated from the record for the period and region you choose. Every figure states its scope; nothing here is an estimate.
Key figures
By violation category
30 days
By severity
Severity is our own coding, applied on review. It is not a legal category.
By province
Provinces with no entries in this period are absent from this list, not zero.
Notable entries
A woman was beaten to death with a wooden stick by her husband in Hazrat Sultan district, Samangan, on 1 November 2026. Taliban police said the husband was arre
A woman was beaten to death with a wooden stick by her husband in Hazrat Sultan district, Samangan, on 1 November 2026. Taliban police said the husband was arrested on suspicion of murder and that an investigation is underway. They cited family disputes as the motive. The article places the killing against a background of weakened legal protections and closed support services for women under Taliban rule.
HR-SGBV-01HR-LIFE-02 ICCPR Art. 7; CEDAW; Rome StatuteA 10-year-old child was killed and four other children, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured when an unexploded mortar shell reportedly fired from Pakista
A 10-year-old child was killed and four other children, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured when an unexploded mortar shell reportedly fired from Pakistan detonated in the Shapuli Khula area of Dand Patan district, Paktia, on 30 October 2026, according to Taliban police.
HR-LIFE-02HR-CHILD-02 ICCPR Art. 6; IHLThe Taliban detained six residents of Dara Abdullah Khil in Dara district, Panjshir: Farooq, Abdul Wahid, Qurban Ali, Mashallah, Mohammad Agha and Shah Ramazan.
The Taliban detained six residents of Dara Abdullah Khil in Dara district, Panjshir: Farooq, Abdul Wahid, Qurban Ali, Mashallah, Mohammad Agha and Shah Ramazan. They were transferred to a Taliban special unit in Anaba district. At least six other Dara residents were detained earlier in the week, making at least 12 arrests. Some detainees are relatives of a former anti-Taliban commander. The arrests followed an explosion claimed by the Green Trend group.
HR-DET-01 ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9Taliban military units detained two community elders, Mir Ghiyas and Ghulam Akbar, in Abdullah Khil Valley, Dara district, Panjshir, on 27 October 2026. They we
Taliban military units detained two community elders, Mir Ghiyas and Ghulam Akbar, in Abdullah Khil Valley, Dara district, Panjshir, on 27 October 2026. They were transferred to a Taliban military brigade. The elders had been mediating for the release of four other residents detained after an explosion claimed by the anti-Taliban group Green Trend. The Taliban also imposed restrictions and set up checkpoints in the area.
HR-DET-01HR-TORT-01HR-DISP-01 ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9Taliban forces arrested four civilian men (Muslim, Shir Shah, Abdul Kabbar and Sayed Rahman) on 23 October 2026 in the Abdullah Khil Valley, Dara district, Panj
Taliban forces arrested four civilian men (Muslim, Shir Shah, Abdul Kabbar and Sayed Rahman) on 23 October 2026 in the Abdullah Khil Valley, Dara district, Panjshir. Local sources say the men have no links to armed groups. They are held at a Taliban special brigade facility in Dashtak. No reason for the arrests has been given.
HR-DET-01 ICCPR Art. 9; UDHR Art. 9Allah Dad Badi Zai, a former local police commander, was arrested by Taliban intelligence in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, about six months ago. The Taliban denied the
Allah Dad Badi Zai, a former local police commander, was arrested by Taliban intelligence in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, about six months ago. The Taliban denied the arrest, and a source reported severe torture in custody three months ago. His body was handed to his family by the Taliban's provincial police command, and he was buried in Marjah district. The cause of death is unclear.
HR-DET-02HR-TORT-01HR-LIFE-01HR-DET-01 ICPPED; ICCPR Art. 9The record is what reached us and passed review. Thin coverage in a province reflects reporting conditions and access as much as the underlying situation, and absence of incidents is not evidence of absence of violations. No figure here is a national total.