Faiq: Women and Children Pay the Price for the Absence of Rule of Law in Afghanistan

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Nasir Ahmad Faiq, acting head of Afghanistan’s mission to the United Nations, has said that the rise in mysterious killings, sexual violence, kidnappings, extrajudicial executions and forced marriages in Afghanistan is the result of the absence of rule of law and the spread of a culture of impunity under Taliban rule.

Faiq wrote on his X account on Monday (13 July) that real security does not only mean the absence of war or armed conflict.

He said security has meaning when people can live under the protection of rule of law, justice and accountability, without fear of killing, rape, kidnapping and violence.

The acting head of Afghanistan’s mission to the United Nations wrote: “Unfortunately, today Afghanistan is deprived of such security more than ever, and women, children and other vulnerable civilians are paying the heaviest price.”

Faiq added that the rise in violent crimes in Afghanistan is the direct result of the weakening of the justice system and the absence of accountability.

These remarks come as the Taliban have repeatedly claimed that security has been ensured in Afghanistan. However, over nearly the past five years, numerous reports have emerged of mysterious killings, arrests, disappearances, violence against women and extrajudicial punishments in different parts of the country.