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The Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting human rights, democracy, and justice in Afghanistan.

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Publication Highlights
- Research
Brutal Deadlines: Forced Displacement and Land Occupation under the Taliban
Forced displacement has become an inevita-ble feature of life for multiple generations of Afghans.
- Book
I Had Not Wished to See Him Turn into Ashes
14 short stories by 14 young emerging writers. A collection of selected stories from the first literary and artistic festival of war wounds.
- Documentary
Scars of War - Images of the Afghan Anatomy
This documentary film is showing the physical scars of 30 civilians suffered as a result of the various conflicts since 1978.
- Book
In Between Two Blasts​
A poetry anthology published by AHRDO, featuring 52 poems from 16 Afghan poets. It captures the resilience, pain, and hope of Afghans affected by war.
AHRDO Briefing on Gender Persecution in Afghanistan
Since the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women and girls have faced systematic repression that constitutes gender persecution under international law, amounting…
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Bleeding Us Dry: Forced Religious Taxation under the Taliban
This paper analyses taxation under the Taliban (the Regime) since 15 August 2021 with an emphasis on forced religious taxation. Taxation by […]
Brutal Deadlines: Forced Displacement and Land Occupation under the Taliban
Forced displacement has become an inevita-ble feature of life for multiple generations of Afghans. Political changes, conflict, and nat-ural disasters were some […]
Afghan media under the Taliban: Restrictions and violations
The Afghan media landscape has shrunk dramatically under the new Taliban regime. Since August 2021, more than half of Afghan media outlets […]