Afghanistan
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- theocracy
- CONSTITUTION
- new, signed on January 16, 2004 (based on the one from 1964); suspended by the Taliban in 2021
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- the Taliban are applying their interpretation of Islamic law, which is partly based on the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- the Taliban government has not announced the formation of a legislative body
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court and many provincial courts, religious courts and specialized courts
RELIGIONS
Muslim 99.7% (Sunnis 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other <0.3% (2009 est.)
From the country
JULY 31, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: RELIGIOUS LEADER ARRESTED FOR APPLYING DEATH PENALTY
The Afghan police will submit to justice the case of religious leader Abdul Ghafoor, who
JUNE 9, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 2 BOYS BEHEADED BY TALIBAN
two children were beheaded by the Taliban in Afghanistan, a statement released by the governor's office in the southern province of Kandahar said.
MAY 29, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER IN KARAJ
According to the Iranian daily newspaper "Javan" two prisoners were hanged in the Rajai Shahr Prison
MAY 18, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPERS EXECUTED IN HERAT PROVINCE
two kidnappers involved in the murder of an 11-year-old boy were hanged in western Herat province
APRIL 22, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS EXECUTED
Iran hanged four prisoners in two different cities. Two young Afghan citizens were executed
APRIL 17, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 3 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Afghan judge in Eastern Kunar province sentenced three men to death for killing a woman
- MARCH 12, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
Radio Free Europe reported that an Iranian citizen Mohammad Mohammadi
Radio Free Europe reported that an Iranian citizen Mohammad Mohammadi
MARCH 4, 2013IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR AFGHAN PRISONERS HANGED
Iran hanged four Afghan prisoners on Monday in Vakil Abad Prison in northeastern
- FEBRUARY 23, 2013IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN REPORTEDLY HANGED AROUND 80 AFGHANS OVER DRUG SMUGGLING
According to reports at least 80 Afghan civilians have been hanged by Iran over drugs and opium smuggling charges.
FEBRUARY 20, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: HERAT COURT SENTENCES CHILD'S KIDNAPPERS TO DEATH
A court in Herat, Afghanistan, handed a death sentence to two men who were charged with kidnapping and
- JANUARY 23, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry announced.
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry announced.
- JANUARY 9, 2013AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND
The Preliminary Court of Kabul's Zone 4 sentenced to death a woman for colluding