Kabul: Human Rights activist Habibullah Farzad was beaten brutally by the Taliban last Wednesday for participating in a protest held by women in Kabul.
Violence against Rights activists and protesters in Afghanistan has become a common occurrence after the Taliban captured the country.
A Human Rights activist Habibullah Farzad has been brutally beaten by the Taliban for participating in the protest held by women in Kabul last Wednesday, The Daily Star reported.
“They handcuffed my hands behind the back and started beating me brutally, I lost my consciousness and when I woke up approximately an hour later,” Farzad informed. “Then they took me to the other room where there were more detained people including journalists,” he added.
Women protesters demanded equal rights and decision-making roles for Afghan women in the country.
The Taliban also accused Farzad of going against ‘Islam’ and said that “You are acting against Islam so we are allowed to kill kafirs like you”.
This is not the first case when an activist has been abducted and manhandled by the Taliban in the country. Since the fall of Kabul, the group have been continuously cracking down on human rights activists and journalists who are raising voices against the outfit.