UN report: 50 Ismailis ‘forced’ to covert to Sunni faith by Taliban

The Human Rights Division of the Office of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported that the Taliban forced 50 Ismaili men in Badakhshan province to convert to Sunni religion from January 17 to February 3 this year. The report, released on Thursday, said the men were taken from their homes at night by the Taliban for "religious interrogation" and those who refused to change their religion were threatened with death a…

UN report: 50 Ismailis ‘forced’ to covert to Sunni faith by Taliban

In its quarterly report, the UN mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, has found that at least 50 Ismaili men were forced to convert to Sunni Islam by local Taliban authorities in the northeastern province of Badakhshan between January and February. Those who resisted were beaten or threatened with death, while their children were compelled to attend Sunni madrassas, the report says. According to the report, inspectors from the Taliban’s Department for …