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Afghanistan: UN experts warn against normalisation of Taliban rule
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Afghanistan: UN experts warn against normalisation of Taliban rule

August 13, 2026 Digest External News

News Digest: Automatically collected from relevant external sources. Not original Committee reporting or an official Committee position.

GENEVA – As Taliban rule in Afghanistan continues, UN experts* warned that normalisation of the de facto authorities continues, despite increasing restrictions imposed on the population, including women and girls, over the past year. They urged States to accelerate steps towards accountability. “Five years may be a short period in the life of a country, but it is a long one in a child’s life,” the experts said. “A generation of girls has now been denied secondary education. A girl who was in grade six when the ban began is reaching adulthood without another day in school.”

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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published August 13, 2026. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.

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