Afghanistan 2000
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Afghanistan in 2000
- FEBRUARY 6, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Ariana Airlines plane was hijacked en route from...
The Ariana Airlines plane was hijacked en route from the Afghan capital of Kabul to northern Mazar-e-Sharif
- JANUARY 19, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly...
The Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia have publicly executed a murderer in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif before thousands of spectators in a sports stadium
- JANUARY 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, at least 14 people, including a woman, were...
In 1999, at least 14 people, including a woman, were publicly executed
- JANUARY 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi millionaire, Islamic fundamentalist and alleged...
A Saudi millionaire, Islamic fundamentalist and alleged financier of international terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, has been living in Afghanistan for several years as a "guest" of the Taleban Islamic movement