Afghanistan's Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007

'Afghanistan's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2007', United States Department of State, 11 March 2008

EXCERPT: "The country's human rights record remained poor due to a deadly insurgency, weak governmental and traditional institutions, corruption, drug trafficking, and the country's legacy of two-and-a-half decades of conflict. Human rights problems continued, including extrajudicial killings; torture; poor prison conditions; official impunity; prolonged pretrial detention; increased restrictions on freedom of press; restrictions on freedoms of religion, movement, and association; violence and societal discrimination against women, religious converts, and minorities; trafficking in persons; abuse of worker rights; and child labor. While civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of the security forces, there were instances in which members of the security forces acted independently of government authority."

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See also:
'Mixed US rights reviews for Afghanistan, Pakistan', Reuters, 11 March 2008