Rights Groups Criticize Global Response to Taliban Crimes as Ineffective and Harmful

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Several international rights groups have criticized the international community’s response to Taliban human rights violations, describing it as increasingly ineffective and, at times, even harmful.

In a joint statement on Thursday, August 15, rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for an urgent rethink of the international response to the crisis in Afghanistan.