Afghanistan: Taliban Forcibly Disappear 6 Rights Workers

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What the source reports

(New York, August 12, 2026) – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members of the nongovernmental group Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) for nearly a month, Human Rights Watch said today. The Taliban have provided no information on the whereabouts of the organization’s leadership team, who were arrested in Kabul on July 18, 2026.…

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Source & verification

Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 13, 2026

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