Increasingly violent: UN condemns Taliban crackdown on protesters, journalists

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has taken note of the violent crackdown on Afghan protesters and journalists by the Taliban. The UN said it was crucial that those in power listen to the voices of protesters.

The United Nations has raised concern over the violent crackdown on Afghan protesters and journalists by the Taliban, calling on the militant group to cease the use of force and arbitrary detention of those exercising their right to peaceful assembly. In a statement on Friday, spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ravina Shamdasani said, "Peaceful protesters across various provinces in Afghanistan over the past four weeks have faced an increasingly violent response by the Taliban, including the use of live ammunition, batons and whips."