US Commission: Taliban “Eradicate” Religious Freedom, Calls for Minority Protection

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has warned that the Taliban have “completely eradicated” religious freedom in Afghanistan, calling for urgent measures to protect the country’s religious minorities.

In a statement on Wednesday, USCIRF said the Taliban have spent the past four years enforcing a single interpretation of Islam. This, the commission added, has been used to subjugate and target individuals with differing beliefs, leaving religious minorities particularly vulnerable.