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
- JULY 3, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Mohammad Hakim was put to death in the Baghlan province...
Mohammad Hakim was put to death in the Baghlan province for murder
- JUNE 16, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Gholam Ghaws was executed in public at the sports stadium...
Gholam Ghaws was executed in public at the sports stadium of the Herat Province
- MAY 17, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Russia's representative to the United Nations Sergey...
Russia's representative to the United Nations Sergey Lavrov expressed concern about the execution of prisoners of war and civilians in Afghanistan
- MAY 14, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Taleban Minister of Information and Culture Mowlawi...
The Taleban Minister of Information and Culture Mowlawi Qudratollah Jamal, denied the opposition allegations regarding the killing of a number of opposition prisoners
- MAY 12, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Abdul Rahim, a 22-year-old Syrian, said he was facing...
Abdul Rahim, a 22-year-old Syrian, said he was facing possible execution in Afghanistan for espionage
- MAY 11, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Anti-Taleban North Alliance accused the Taleban...
The Anti-Taleban North Alliance accused the Taleban Islamic Movement of executing 198 supporters of the Alliance who had been captured during the conflict
- MAY 9, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
More than 90 non-Pashtu Afghans were shot dead by the...
More than 90 non-Pashtu Afghans were shot dead by the Taleban in a village near Aibak, in the Taleban-controlled Samangan province
- APRIL 18, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Dubai court of appeal upheld the death sentence imposed...
A Dubai court of appeal upheld the death sentence imposed on a thirty-one-year-old Afghan man for possessing and selling drugs
- APRIL 12, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A murderer was executed in public by the Taliban authorities...
A murderer was executed in public by the Taliban authorities in Maimana city in Faryab province of Afghanistan
- FEBRUARY 18, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghan citizens, Nurkhonboy U
Two Afghan citizens, Nurkhonboy U
- FEBRUARY 14, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A ten-year-old-boy, watched by his mother, sister and...
A ten-year-old-boy, watched by his mother, sister and six-year-old brother executed Mohammad Hashem, the man convicted of his father's murder
- FEBRUARY 14, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
Thirteen Afghans appeared in court charged with the...
Thirteen Afghans appeared in court charged with the Ariana hijacking after the Stansted airport four day stand-off