Refworld | Afghanistan: Do the Taliban in Afghanistan have a record of forcibly recruiting locals to fight for them? If so, how long have they practices forced recruitment? Have such practices been enforced since 2008 or before? Are there consequences for refusal to become a recruit, and if so, what are the consequences?

Title	Afghanistan: Do the Taliban in Afghanistan have a record of forcibly recruiting locals to fight for them? If so, how long have they practices forced recruitment? Have such practices been enforced since 2008 or before? Are there consequences for refusal to become a recruit, and if so, what are the consequences?
Publisher	Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre
Publication Date	12 September 2011
Country	Afghanistan
Topics	Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription \| Terrorism
Citation / Document Symbol	Q14366
Other Languages / Attachments	Russian
Cite as	Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre, Afghanistan: Do the Taliban in Afghanistan have a record of forcibly recruiting locals to fight for them? If so, how long have they practices forced recruitment? Have such practices been enforced since 2008 or before? Are there consequences for refusal to become a recruit, and if so, what are the consequences?, 12 September 2011, Q14366, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4e7b29cf2.html [accessed 23 May 2023]
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