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
- JANUARY 29, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghan Northern Alliance said that the Taleban...
The Afghan Northern Alliance said that the Taleban herded together civilians from the villages of Bodmoshki, Gardigag and Shahar Nik and executed 500 by firing squad the Yakawlang District earlier in the month
- JANUARY 21, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded...
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded in the western city of Jiddah in Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 19, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that Taleban...
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that Taleban had executed at least 100 civilians after recapturing an area of central Afghanistan early in January, 2001
- JANUARY 8, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Taliban's supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar issued...
Taliban's supreme leader Mulla Mohammad Omar issued a decree of ban on conversion from Islam
- JANUARY 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 14, 2000, the country's warring rivals,...
On December 14, 2000, the country's warring rivals, the ruling Taleban and opposition Northern Alliance, held informal peace talks for the first time in 2000
- JANUARY 1, 2001AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual...
Afghan law does not prohibit the execution of an individual who was under the age of 18 at the time the crime was committed
- DECEMBER 20, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The General Assembly adopted, without a vote, a resolution...
The General Assembly adopted, without a vote, a resolution on Afghanistan
- DECEMBER 14, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
On December 14, 2000, the country's warring rivals,...
On December 14, 2000, the country's warring rivals, the ruling Taleban and opposition Northern Alliance, held informal peace talks for the first time in 2000
- DECEMBER 6, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Six [unidentified] people were executed in Panjshir...
Six [unidentified] people were executed in Panjshir [the Northern Alliance's stronghold in the eastern Kapisa Province] for the murder of prominent opposition commander Abdullah Jan Wahidi
- NOVEMBER 25, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Zahir and Suffi Aziz, residents of the Char...
Mohammad Zahir and Suffi Aziz, residents of the Char Kent District of the [northern] Balkh Province were executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan found guilty of murder was executed by the...
An Afghan found guilty of murder was executed by the Taleban authorities in Shanran, the capital of Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika Province
- OCTOBER 22, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Dad Mohammad was executed in public at a sports stadium...
Dad Mohammad was executed in public at a sports stadium in the town of Kandahar after being found guilty of murdering Aleph Khan, a resident of Ghazni Province