UNAMA Reports 14 Former Afghan Government Forces Killed in Late 2025

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its latest human rights report that 14 members of the former Afghan government forces were killed during the last three months of 2025.

The report documented 28 cases of arbitrary arrest and detention, as well as at least seven cases of torture and ill-treatment targeting officials and personnel of the former Afghan government. Some of those subjected to extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions had recently returned to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan.

UNAMA also highlighted restrictions on women's work and movement, executions and flogging of individuals, and disruptions to internet and telecommunications services.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, warned at a graduation ceremony for Ministry of National Defense soldiers that the Islamic Emirate will respond decisively to anyone with ill intentions toward Afghanistan. He described the country as "not an easy target, but a bitter tree that has made the throats of empires bitter and newborns can never digest."

Baradar announced tax exemptions of one to five years for domestic and foreign investors based on investment levels in new sectors and said the process of distributing land to manufacturers will be accelerated. He urged countries to engage in political and economic relations according to the Islamic Emirate's values and principles.

Separately, an eight-member Afghan delegation led by Haseebullah Ahmadi, deputy interior minister for counter-narcotics, traveled to Jakarta, Indonesia, at the invitation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Kabul, with financial support from Japan. The group, including officials from the Interior Ministry's counter-narcotics unit and the Ministry of Public Health, will attend a meeting on enhancing international cooperation against narcotics and improving addiction treatment programs.