GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council decided Monday to set up an investigation to gather evidence on allegations of human rights violations in Afghanistan. A draft resolution put forward by the European Union calling for “an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan” was adopted without a vote by the 47-country Geneva-based council.

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council decided Monday to set up an investigation to gather evidence on allegations of human rights violations in Afghanistan. A draft resolution put…

The U.N.’s top human rights body has agreed to set up an ongoing probe of human rights violations in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including against women and girls, in a measure…