Human Rights Activists Union: Afghanistan under Taliban Rule is in a Silent War
- Zan News
- Sep 21
- 2 min read
The Human Rights Activists Union, in a statement marking the International Day of Peace (21 September), declared that the people of Afghanistan today are not only deprived of peace, but are living in one of the darkest periods of contemporary history.
The statement says that under Taliban rule, daily life is filled with “fear, injustice, deprivation, and poverty,” and that the current situation resembles less peace than it does a “silent and unequal war.”
Human Rights Activists Union emphasized: “Peace means justice, security, education, freedom, and equal opportunities for all; but what prevails today is despotism, violence, and regression that has turned the country into a prison or a silent battlefield.”
The Human Rights Activists Union added that to achieve true peace, the people of Afghanistan need a legitimate and collective struggle for social justice and human dignity; a struggle that must be pursued within the framework of human rights values and international law so that the path to sustainable and just peace can be opened.
The Union also called on the international community to hold the Taliban accountable as “systematic violators of human rights,” to support the struggle of the Afghan people against terrorism, and not to allow the country to fall further into the grip of “terror and darkness.”
It is worth mentioning that the International Day of Peace is observed every year on 21 September. This day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981 and was first celebrated in September 1982.
This year, the day arrives as Afghanistan faces a “perfect storm” of humanitarian, economic, and human rights crises, with more than half of the population in need of humanitarian assistance, while the Taliban have imposed severe restrictions on the rights of women and girls, including bans on education and work. Experts believe that without resolving these crises, sustainable peace in Afghanistan will remain unattainable.
