In October 2010, in response to numerous concerns received by United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan(UNAMA) about mistreatment of conflict‐related detainees from communities across Afghanistan and in consultation with Government and other interlocutors, UNAMA launched its current detention observation programme. The programme’s focus is on the situation of detainees held for offences related to the armed conflict in Afghanistan. This report presents findings from UNAMA’s observation of conflict‐related detention for the period of October 2010 to August 2011.