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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ruchi Kumar

Thousands of Afghan judges and legal staff remain at risk post-Taliban takeover

A group of Afghan women prosecutors stand on a rooftop overlooking Islamabad, Pakistan
A group of Afghan women prosecutors stand on a rooftop overlooking Islamabad, Pakistan as they wait for their asylum requests to be addressed after fleeing Afghanistan. Photograph: Reuters

Nearly 4,000 prosecutors and legal staff members face the threat of violence from the Taliban in Afghanistan, where at least 28 prosecutors and their families have reportedly been killed.

When the Taliban seized back power in the country in August 2021, Sara*, who was 28 at the time, was just a few weeks shy of completing three years serving as a prosecutor in the Afghan attorney general’s office.

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