A alarming report from Kabul reveals that the de facto Ministry of Justice is utilizing a clandestine detention facility inside its ministry compound, known locally as the “Stone Room,” to arbitrarily detain and coerce residents of Green Hope Town (Omid Sabz) into paying illegal rental levies or surrendering their private property.
According to community sources, Ministry of Justice officials have detained dozens of local Shia community elders and homeowners over the past month. Those who refuse to pay the regime’s arbitrary four-thousand-afghani monthly room fee or refuse orders to vacate their homes are confined in the “Stone Room” facility. several residents remain illegally detained inside the ministry compound as de facto officials attempt to break public opposition through physical intimidation and arbitrary imprisonment.
This systemic abuse highlights the coercive mechanisms underpinning the de facto administration’s land confiscation initiatives. By utilizing informal detention cells within government institutions to target minority communities and homeowners, the ruling authorities demonstrate a complete disregard for due process, property rights, and basic human protection standards.
For neighboring states, including Pakistan, the expanding lawlessness, targeted persecution, and state-sponsored extortion inside Afghanistan present severe long-term regional stability risks. Extortionate land policies, arbitrary detentions, and institutionalized harassment fuel internal displacement, aggravate communal tensions, and heighten humanitarian strain across South Asia.
International human rights monitors stress that using secret ministry prisons to extort money from private homeowners exposes the profound criminalization of Kabul’s state apparatus. Without genuine legal accountability, independent judicial oversight, and protection for civilian property rights, the de facto regime continues to deepen its domestic isolation and international infamy.