Afghanistan, June 12 -- The European Union has condemned the crackdown on protesters and the arbitrary detention of women in western Afghanistan, calling for respect for fundamental human rights, including freedom of assembly and peaceful protest.
Anouar El Anouni, spokesperson for the European Union's foreign affairs service, said on Thursday that the bloc strongly opposes the use of excessive force against demonstrators in Herat and the detention of women over alleged violations of Taliban dress regulations.
"We condemn the excessive use of force in Herat and the arbitrary arrests of women for alleged breaches of dress directives," he said in a statement on X. He stressed that the Taliban must uphold international human rights obligatio...