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
- NOVEMBER 23, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The International Red Cross said they have found between...
The International Red Cross said they have found between 400 and 600 bodies in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif following its capture by the Northern Alliance
- NOVEMBER 20, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Four foreign journalists murdered in eastern Afghanistan...
Four foreign journalists murdered in eastern Afghanistan on November 19 were probably the victims of Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'ida network, an anti-Taliban commander said
- NOVEMBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
At the Qala-I-Gulai battlefield outside Kabul, at least...
At the Qala-I-Gulai battlefield outside Kabul, at least half of 30 dead fighters that the International Committee of the Red Cross found had been shot in the head, officials close to the investigation of the deaths said
- NOVEMBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Reports from stragglers coming out of the besieged...
Reports from stragglers coming out of the besieged northern city of Kunduz said the Arab, Chechen, Uzbek and Pakistani volunteers who have been fighting for Bin Laden's cause are in control of the situation, and have summarily executed hundreds of people
- NOVEMBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Four Western journalists were killed in Afghanistan...
Four Western journalists were killed in Afghanistan when a convoy of vehicles was ambushed
- NOVEMBER 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
President George W Bush will decide which terror suspects...
President George W Bush will decide which terror suspects are put on trial before controversial secret tribunals
- NOVEMBER 18, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Northern Alliance claimed that 300 Afghans who...
The Northern Alliance claimed that 300 Afghans who tried to flee the besieged northern city of Kunduz and defect from the Taliban were massacred by foreign volunteers they had once fought beside
- NOVEMBER 17, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The United Nations said it had evidence "clearly indicating"...
The United Nations said it had evidence "clearly indicating" summary executions of unarmed civilians by Taliban and other warring factions in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Northern Alliance fighter described executing five...
A Northern Alliance fighter described executing five Taliban prisoners in revenge for his father and brother's death at Taliban hands
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Northern Alliance forces threatened to massacre up...
Northern Alliance forces threatened to massacre up to 6,000 foreigners fighting with the Taleban in the besieged province of Konduz
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International is deeply troubled by the Military...
Amnesty International is deeply troubled by the Military Order signed by President George W
- NOVEMBER 16, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
US President George W
US President George W