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Mass murder, gang rapes and house-to-house searches by Taliban death squads are just some of the harrowing civilian testimonies emerging from Kunduz city, Amnesty International reported on Friday.
The organization has spoken to numerous people, the majority of them women, who have fled Kunduz since Monday, when the Taliban launched an assault on the city.
Women human rights defenders from Kunduz spoke of a "hit list" being used by the Taliban to track down activists and others, and described how fighters had raped and killed numerous civilians.
"The harrowing accounts we've received paint a picture of a reign of terror during the Taliban's brutal capture of Kunduz this week. The multiple credible reports of killings, rapes and other horrors meted out against the city's residents must prompt the Afghan authorities to do more now to protect civilians, in particular in areas where more fighting appears imminent," said Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan Researcher at Amnesty International.
Speaking to TOLOnews, Sad Mukhtar head of Kunduz public health said that up to Thursday night about 372 wounded civilians were admitted to hospitals in the city. He said more than 50 civilians have so far died.
"Every moment the numbers of casualties are increasing and our main concern is shortage of medicines," Mukhtar said.
However, no exact figures of military casualties have been reported.
The Taliban is also still carrying out a looting spree and in the past few days have destroyed three local radio stations in the city.
Police are however also attributing looting to armed groups of locals.
Sporadic clashes are also ongoing in the city between insurgents and security forces in various parts of the city as Afghan troops try to retake full control of the embattled city.
Reports indicate that due to the critical security situation there are hundreds of injured civilians inside their homes that can't get to hospitals for treatment.
Scores of Kunduz residents meanwhile told TOLOnews of their concerns and described scenes of desperation – with no power, no water and no food.
Some residents said that children are also dying.
Reports emerged on Friday of a father who had left the safety of his house to find food for his family but was killed by Taliban insurgents.
The United Nations has condemned the attack on Kunduz city and said the attack on civilians and civilian facilities is a clear violation of international human rights.
In a statement issued by the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, read: "The Secretary-General condemns the attack, claimed by the Taliban, on the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. Such attacks on civilians and civilian facilities are a clear violation of international human rights and humanitarian law.
The organization has spoken to numerous people, the majority of them women, who have fled Kunduz since Monday, when the Taliban launched an assault on the city.
Women human rights defenders from Kunduz spoke of a "hit list" being used by the Taliban to track down activists and others, and described how fighters had raped and killed numerous civilians.
"The harrowing accounts we've received paint a picture of a reign of terror during the Taliban's brutal capture of Kunduz this week. The multiple credible reports of killings, rapes and other horrors meted out against the city's residents must prompt the Afghan authorities to do more now to protect civilians, in particular in areas where more fighting appears imminent," said Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan Researcher at Amnesty International.
Speaking to TOLOnews, Sad Mukhtar head of Kunduz public health said that up to Thursday night about 372 wounded civilians were admitted to hospitals in the city. He said more than 50 civilians have so far died.
"Every moment the numbers of casualties are increasing and our main concern is shortage of medicines," Mukhtar said.
However, no exact figures of military casualties have been reported.
The Taliban is also still carrying out a looting spree and in the past few days have destroyed three local radio stations in the city.
Police are however also attributing looting to armed groups of locals.
Sporadic clashes are also ongoing in the city between insurgents and security forces in various parts of the city as Afghan troops try to retake full control of the embattled city.
Reports indicate that due to the critical security situation there are hundreds of injured civilians inside their homes that can't get to hospitals for treatment.
Scores of Kunduz residents meanwhile told TOLOnews of their concerns and described scenes of desperation – with no power, no water and no food.
Some residents said that children are also dying.
Reports emerged on Friday of a father who had left the safety of his house to find food for his family but was killed by Taliban insurgents.
The United Nations has condemned the attack on Kunduz city and said the attack on civilians and civilian facilities is a clear violation of international human rights.
In a statement issued by the spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, read: "The Secretary-General condemns the attack, claimed by the Taliban, on the city of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan. Such attacks on civilians and civilian facilities are a clear violation of international human rights and humanitarian law.
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