COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: January 2023
COI summary
It has been reported that the Taliban perceived ethnic Tajiks, especially those originating from Panjshir, as potential supporters of the NRF. Killing of civilians has taken place Panjshir and in adjacent Tajik-dominated areas in Baghlan and Takhar. There is also a higher level of perceived threat towards Panjshiris in Kabul, as Taliban forces had engaged in the beating and arbitrary arrests of civilians in Panjshir who were accused of supporting the NRF [Targeting 2022, 6.5.2, pp. 146-147].
For additional information on the targeting of the Tajiks linked to their perceived support and affiliation to NRF, see 3.4. Members and perceived supporters of the National Resistance Front (NRF).
Acts reported to be committed against individuals under this profile are of such severe nature that they amount to persecution (e.g. abduction, collective punishments, torture, execution).
The individual assessment whether there is a reasonable degree of likelihood for the applicant to face persecution should take into account whether they would be perceived as having an affiliation to NRF, with Tajiks from Panjshir and Andarab District (Baghlan Province), being particularly at risk.
Nexus to a reason for persecution
Available information indicates that persecution of this profile is highly likely to be for reasons of (imputed) political opinion.
See other topics concerning ethnic and/or religious minorities: