A United Nations official expressed concerns over the dissolution of the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), calling it a "retrograde" step for Afghans and civil society.

Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said that she was dismayed over the decision to close Afghanistan's human rights commission, which was recently announced.

Bachelet further said that the Afghanistan Human Rights Commission performed extraordinary work in extremely difficult conditions over many years, shining a spotlight on the human rights of all Afghans, including victims on all sides of the conflict.

“The AIHRC has been a powerful voice for human rights and a trusted partner of UN Human Rights, and its loss will be a deeply retrograde step for all Afghans and Afghan civil society.” said Michelle Bachelet.

The Islamic Emirate recently dissolved five departments, calling them "inactive" institutions.

The Human Rights Commission, the National Security Council, the Commission for the Supervision of the Implementation of the Constitution, the Secretariat of the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the High Council for Reconciliation were the institutions dissolved.