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
- AUGUST 21, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
in Afghanistan, fifteen Afghan field commanders...
in Afghanistan, fifteen Afghan field commanders...
- JULY 17, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN SOLDIER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR FRENCH KILLINGS
An Afghan soldier has been sentenced to death for killing five French s
JULY 16, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 11 WOMEN EXECUTED BY TALIBAN IN PARWAN THIS YEAR
In Afghanistan, as many as 11 women have been executed by the Taliban in the Shinwari district
- JULY 7, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN PUBLICLY EXECUTE WOMAN NEAR KABUL
A man Afghan officials say is a member of the Taliban shot dead a woman accused of adultery in front of a crowd near Kabul, a video obtained by Reuters showed, a sign that the austere Islamist group dictates law even near the Afghan capital.
JUNE 3, 2012IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 AFGHAN PRISONERS HANGED OVER DRUGS SMUGGLE CHARGES
According to local authorities in western afghan Nimroz province the dead bodies of three Afghans
- APRIL 30, 2012United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR PROSTITUTE MURDERERS
In Dubai, two men handed the death penalty for the murder of a prostitute failed in their bid
- APRIL 26, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Afghanistan and Iran have agreed to a prisoner exchange...
Afghanistan and Iran have agreed to a prisoner exchange...
- APRIL 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan Province five prisoners,
According to the official website of the Iranian judiciary in Semnan Province five prisoners,
- APRIL 25, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
Eight prisoners, among them one Afghan citizen, were hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran
Eight prisoners, among them one Afghan citizen, were hanged in Karaj (west of Tehran
- MARCH 31, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: WOMAN EXTRA-JUDICIALLY EXECUTED OVER ILLICIT RELATIONS
an Afghan woman was extra-judicially executed, after being sentenced to death for
- MARCH 10, 2012IranDEATH PENALTY
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
eight prisoners were hanged in Zahedan prison, Human Rights and Democracy Activists
FEBRUARY 21, 2012AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: MURDER CRIMINAL IN BAGHLAN PROVINCE SENTENCED TO DEATH
In Afghanistan, the Primary Urban Court of northern Baghlan province sentenced