KABUL Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Thursday.
AIHRC Chairperson Seema Samar alleged torture and abuse was still prevalent. She said according to the assessment of the commission and interviews with 621 inmates, 79 prisoners were tortured.
Samar said although the number of incidents of torture declined by 22 percent this year, it should further decline as the practice was illegal under international law.
In 2016, 102 incidents of torture were recorded by the AIHRC, compared . . .
