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Monitoring Desk: The UN Human Rights Council in its recent report has confirmed once again that Afghan Taliban are forcefully implementing restrictive policies with devastating consequences for children, young people, opponents and females.

The Report called the action from international community to act now to protect rights of children, minorities and women and ensure that present and future generations are not deprived of the opportunity to shape Afghanistan’s future.

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett while submitting the report stated that Taliban’s institutionalised system of discrimination, repression and ideological control is depriving citizens of Afghanistan of their fundamental rights. He feared that Afghan children are facing discrimination and their opportunities for the future are dramatically shrinking.  Bennett said.

Afghanistan: “I remain shocked by what Afghans share with me about physical & psychological abuse by Taliban officials,” @SR_Afghanistan Richard Bennett told the @UN Human Rights Council.

“I am also inspired by Afghans, especially girls,” who demand their rights, he said. #HRC63 pic.twitter.com/RgGUmy7Jra

— UN Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) September 8, 2026

The report indicated that by dismantling the legal framework and weakening and repurposing institutions the Taliban has exposed Afghan children to violence, abuse and exploitation. The report also shared pathetic environments in remote areas and discussed situation of members of marginalised religious or ethnic communities.

“The Taliban’s restrictions on media, culture and freedom of expression are limiting the diversity of ideas and experiences available to children and young people,” Bennett said. He was of the view that growing sense of despair combined with narrow forms of education or none at all, risks creating future security for children. The Special Rapporteur urged the Taliban to end discriminatory policies and restore full access to comprehensive education for girls, strengthen child protection and justice systems, prevent child and forced marriage and child labour, prohibit corporal punishment and restore inclusive healthcare and social protection for children with disabilities.

“Five years of restrictive rule and socio-economic collapse have fundamentally altered the conditions in which Afghanistan’s children are growing up,” Bennett said. “The international community must act now to protect their rights and ensure that present and future generations are not deprived of the opportunity to shape Afghanistan’s future.”