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
- FEBRUARY 24, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: AID WORKER ARRESTED FOR BEING CHRISTIAN RELEASED
Afghan Red Cross worker Said Musa, 46, arrested for converting to Christianity...
- FEBRUARY 7, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
ONE-LEGGED AFGHAN RED CROSS WORKER SET TO BE HANGED AFTER CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY
Red Cross worker and Afghan physiotherapist Said Musa...
- JANUARY 19, 2011United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN ABU DHABI
an Abu Dhabi appeal court sentenced an Afghan national to death for smuggling
- JANUARY 6, 2011AustraliaDEATH PENALTY
AUSTRALIAN ESCAPES EXECUTION IN AFGHANISTAN
a former Australian soldier convicted of murder in Afghanistan had his January 2009 death sentence commuted to a 20-year jail term.
- JANUARY 1, 2011AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The 2004 Afghan Constitution, in article 23 asserts the right to life...
The 2004 Afghan Constitution, in article 23 asserts the right to life...
- OCTOBER 14, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN WOMAN EXECUTED IN TALIBAN AREA FOR IN-LAW MURDER
an unidentified woman was shot by her brother-in-law in southern Afghanistan after local Taliban leaders approved the execution, dpa reported.
- AUGUST 29, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: DEATH SENTENCE FOR HEROIN SMUGGLER
in the United Arab Emirates, Afghan national MK, 22, was sentenced to death
- AUGUST 20, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHAN TEENAGER BEHEADED FOR "COLLABORATING" WITH GOVERNMENT
in Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province, the Taliban beheaded an unidentifed man...
- AUGUST 15, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STONES COUPLE ACCUSED ON HAVING AFFAIR TO DEATH
a married man, 28, and his lover, 23, were stoned to death in front of a crowd by the Taliban in a Mullah Qali bazaar in a Taliban controlled village in Northern Afghanistan
- AUGUST 9, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN EXECUTE PREGNANT WOMAN IN AFGHANISTAN
the Taliban publicly flogged and then executed pregnant Afghan widow Bibi Sanubar...
- JUNE 8, 2010United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
UAE: FIVE FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH ON DRUGS CHARGES
in the United Arab Emirates, an Abu Dhabi court sentenced five foreigners to death in two separate
- JUNE 8, 2010AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TALEBAN HANG 7-YEAR-OLD BOY TO PUNISH FAMILY
Taliban militants in Afghanistan executed a seven-year-old boy on suspicion of spying