UN Reports Rising Civilian and Security Force Casualties Amid Taliban Rule and Border Clashes

Kabul, Afghanistan — The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has reported a surge in civilian casualties, arbitrary detentions, and targeted killings of former officials and security personnel in the last quarter of 2025, amid ongoing border clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces.

According to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), at least 70 civilians have been killed and 478 others injured during the latest border clashes between the Taliban and Pakistani forces in the final three months of 2025.