Afghanistan continued to experience severe and widespread human rights violations throughout March and April 2025. The Taliban’s intensified repression manifested through extrajudicial killings, mysterious murders, arbitrary arrests, torture, public floggings, executions, gender-based violence, restrictions on media and expression, and escalating suicide cases linked to economic hardship, domestic violence, and psychological distress.
This period recorded a significant increase in violent incidents, including numerous mysterious killings, widespread public corporal punishment, a surge in suicides particularly among youth and renewed assaults on women’s rights, expression, and social freedoms. Enforcement of Taliban morality laws tightened further, affecting healthcare access, media operations, and daily life across the country.
The systematic violations documented during these two months highlight an expanding crisis of impunity, lack of accountability, and growing societal trauma under Taliban rule.
