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Pakistan warns of Taliban repression as UN expert urges accountability

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Iqbal, A. (2026, October 30). Pakistan warns of Taliban repression as UN expert urges accountability. Dawn. https://www.dawn.com/news/2041096/pakistan-warns-of-taliban-repression-as-un-expert-urges-accountability

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Dawn · collected 2026-10-31 · by Anwar Iqbal

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At a UN Human Rights Council meeting, Pakistan’s representative warned that terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan have killed more than 4,700 Pakistanis over the past three years and accused the Taliban of supporting these groups. Meanwhile, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett criticized the Taliban for deepening restrictions on women's rights and failing to address systematic human rights violations in Afghanistan. Both speakers emphasized the need for the international community not to normalize relations with the Taliban until there are verifiable improvements in human rights conditions.
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Pakistan warned at the UN Human Rights Council that the Taliban continue to allow terrorist groups based in Afghanistan to operate freely. Over the past three years, more than 4,700 Pakistanis have been killed due to attacks originating from Afghan soil. Meanwhile, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett told the General Assembly that five years after taking control, the Taliban had shown no signs of improving human rights conditions, particularly for women and girls. Pakistan’s representative Muhammad Jawad Ajmal stressed that these violations contravene Islamic law and traditions, emphasizing the need for accountability before normalizing relations with the Taliban regime.

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Anwar Iqbal
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Afghan Afghanistan Islamic Pakistan Taliban

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Taliban ORG · 8× Pakistan GPE · 5× Afghanistan GPE · 4× Afghan NORP · 2× Ajmal PERSON · 2× Bennett PERSON · 2× Islamic NORP · 2× Kabul GPE · 1× WASHINGTON GPE · 1× the UN Human Rights Council’s ORG · 1×

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He cited the ninth Ministerial Conference on Women, hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad in July, at which the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation adopted the Islamabad Declaration, expressing concern that Taliban restrictions on women and girls were inconsistent with Islamic values.
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🔮 Separately, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett told the General Assembly that five years after seizing power, the Taliban had shown no willingness to reverse systematic human rights violations.

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Pakistan has warned that the Taliban continue to allow terrorist groups to operate from Afghan soil, as a UN human rights expert urged member states not to normalise relations with the Kabul regime without verifiable improvements in human rights. asserted
expert → warn → rights
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council’s interactive dialogue on Afghanistan on Thursday evening, Pakistan’s representative Muhammad Jawad Ajmal said more than 4,700 Pakistanis had been killed in terrorist attacks originating from Afghanistan over the past three years. asserted
Pakistanis → address → years
Separately, UN Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett told the General Assembly that five years after seizing power, the Taliban had shown no willingness to reverse systematic human rights violations. asserted
Taliban → tell → violations
Instead, he said, they had continued to deepen restrictions, particularly on women and girls. asserted
they → say → women
Mr Ajmal said the deteriorating human rights situation reflected the Taliban’s continued disregard for their international obligations. asserted
situation → say → obligations
Women and girls were being denied fundamental freedoms and basic dignity through practices that, he said, violated Islamic law, traditions and tenets of the Muslim faith. asserted
he → deny → faith
He cited the ninth Ministerial Conference on Women, hosted by Pakistan in Islamabad in July, at which the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation adopted the Islamabad Declaration, expressing concern that Taliban restrictions on women and girls were inconsistent with Islamic values. asserted
restrictions → cite → values
Mr Bennett urged member states to refrain from normalising relations with the Taliban until they reversed their oppressive policies. asserted
they → urge → policies
Recent decrees, he said, had further undermined women’s rights, enabled violence against them and made it nearly impossible for women to leave abusive relationships. asserted
women → say → relationships
He also pointed out that the Taliban regime had permitted child marriages. asserted
regime → point → marriages
Pakistan’s statement focused heavily on the security threat it says originates from Afghanistan. asserted
it → focus → Afghanistan
Mr Ajmal accused the Taliban of maintaining close links with terrorist organisations. asserted
Ajmal → accuse → organisations
He alleged that these groups operated with impunity on Afghan soil, with support from external actors targeting Pakistan and other neighbouring countries. asserted
groups → allege → Pakistan
The Taliban’s failure to publicly denounce them, he said, demonstrated their complicity and active support. asserted
he → denounce → complicity
Mr Bennett’s report documented arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan. asserted
report → document → Afghanistan
It also highlighted restrictions on freedom of expression, the exclusion of persons with disabilities, and discrimination or persecution faced by ethnic, religious, linguistic and other marginalised minorities. asserted
It → highlight → minorities
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