KABUL, Afghanistan— Taliban fighters tortured and killed members of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan after recently overrunning their village, Amnesty International said, fueling fears that the group will again impose a brutal rule.... The rights group said its researchers spoke to eyewitnesses in Ghazni province who recounted how the Taliban killed nine Hazara men in the village of Mundarakht on July 4-6.... It said six of the men were shot, and three were tortured to death. Advertisement Th

As the Taliban nears full control of Afghanistan, the High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council to take action.... While the Taliban has claimed to have evolved since it last controlled the country, the terrorist group has already been accused of committing several human rights violations.... Ms Bachelet told the 47-member council on Tuesday:" At this critical moment, the people of Afghanistan look to the Human Rights Council to defend and protect thei

The defence minister, who served in Afghanistan during his time in the British Army, compared the current need to engage with the Taliban to engagement with former provisional IRA figures in the 1990s.He told LBC radio: “ The reality is that anyone who served knows that peace is imperfect.... “ We’re looking forward to delivering similar numbers today, tomorrow and over the days ahead.” MrHeappeysaid it was unclear how long the UK evacuation plan will last as it is dependent on the “ dynamic ”

Ahead of Friday prayers, leaders urged imams to use sermons to appeal for unity and urge people not to flee the country. But many Afghans are skeptical, fearing that the Talibanwill erase the gains, especially for women, achieved in the past two decades.... A spokesman from the Marine Corps, Maj.... Germany was sending two helicopters to Kabul to help bring small numbers of people from elsewhere in the city to the airport, officials said. For those remaining in Afghanistan, concerns are as bas

Open this photo in gallery A porter pushes a wheelbarrow carrying an elderly Afghan woman with her family as they enter into Pakistan from Afghanistan at a border crossing, in Chaman, Pakistan, on Aug.... Ahead of Friday prayers, leaders urged imams to use sermons to appeal for unity and urge people not to flee the country. But many Afghans are skeptical, fearing that the Taliban will erase the gains, especially for women, achieved in the past two decades.... It said the Taliban also raided th