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 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing...
Libya, a former state sponsor of terrorism, is backing the US-led war on terror and trying to free eight Western aid workers on trial for their lives in Afghanistan
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taliban has executed a nephew of former mujahedin...
The Taliban has executed a nephew of former mujahedin commander Abdul Haq who was captured and hanged by the Islamic militia last month, family members said
- NOVEMBER 5, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The German foreign ministry said that it was urgently...
The German foreign ministry said that it was urgently trying to contact eight aid workers accused by the Taliban of spreading Christianity among Afghans
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghan Taliban authorities strongly warned all...
The Afghan Taliban authorities strongly warned all foreign journalist not to enter Afghanistan illegally, Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) reported
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Michel Peyrard, who slipped into Afghanistan to report...
Michel Peyrard, who slipped into Afghanistan to report on the US bombing and was arrested on October 9, was released and handed over to French diplomats along the Pakistani border
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Three unidentified men were executed by the Taliban...
Three unidentified men were executed by the Taliban Afghan authorities for treason
- NOVEMBER 3, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
TALIBAN HAND OVER FRENCH JOURNALIST
November 3, 2001: Michel Peyrard, who slipped into Afghanistan to report on the U.S. bombing and arrested last month, was released on Saturday and handed over to French diplomats along the Pakistani border.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A jury at the Old Bailey, London's main criminal court,...
A jury at the Old Bailey, London's main criminal court, was given a graphic description of life inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan by an alleged plane hijacker
- OCTOBER 30, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful...
Amnesty International condemned the summary and unlawful execution of Abdul Haq on 26 October 2001, following his capture by the Taliban earlier that day
- OCTOBER 29, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris...
French Foreign Ministry said that Michel Peyrard, Paris Match reporter who has been detained by Taliban since October 9 on charges of espionage, should be freed as soon as possible
- OCTOBER 28, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the political head of the Northern...
Burhanuddin Rabbani, the political head of the Northern Alliance and president of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996, denounced Abdul Haq's execution
- OCTOBER 27, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban fighters have a chilling four-year history...
Taliban fighters have a chilling four-year history of atrocities, a United Nations human rights investigator said