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UNAMA: 95% of war victims report psych harm — justice still out of reach
UNAMA released a new report in Kabul on 1 September 2026 titled Left behind: The rights of victims in the aftermath of decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan. The report is based on interviews with 195 victims of armed conflict and their relatives and focuses primarily on conflict from 2001 until the Taliban takeover on 15 August 2021. Almost all interviewees (95%) reported emotional or psychological harm; over half (58%) experienced physical harm. More than half (55%) had never attempted to seek justice, compensation or other redress; among those who did, 64% reported efforts were unsuccessful.
Key facts
- Report
- Left behind: The rights of victims in the aftermath of decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan (UNAMA, Kabul, 1 Sep 2026)
- Method
- interviews with 195 victims and relatives; focus primarily 2001–15 Aug 2021
- Harm
- 95% emotional/psychological harm; 58% physical harm
- Justice access
- 55% never sought justice/compensation/redress; of those who did, 64% unsuccessful
- Stated needs
- financial compensation 81%; access to justice 48%; measures to prevent recurrence 47% (UNAMA press; UN News also notes personal security guarantees at 47%)
- UN News context
- between 2009 and 2021 UNAMA documented more than 40,000 civilians killed and more than 77,000 wounded
The interviews we conducted highlight the depth and breadth of collective trauma that continues within Afghan society.
Georgette Gagnon, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Officer-in-Charge of UNAMA
Note
Official product: UNAMA press release, 1 September 2026. Figures are from that release (and the UN News context cited in the scout packet). Doom Signals does not invent interview counts or redress percentages.
- Place: Kabul, Afghanistan
- Sample: 195 victims and relatives
- Focus window: 2001 to 15 August 2021
Why it matters
Brand-new 1 Sep 2026 UNAMA official victims report with named interview statistics — a sourced conflict-rail signal on unfinished justice after decades of war, not a battlefield scoreboard.
Sources
Official data. Not a forecast.