![]() At the same time, the world will see them as symbols of the group's cruelty and misrule. But the rapid rise of executions, stonings, amputations, and other penalties will continue to overshadow the group's second stint in power.įor Afghans, these punishments underscore the Taliban's excesses and oppression. What's Next: The Taliban is unlikely to give up on Islamic punishments. Some campaigners advocate for international sanctions to remain in place as long as the Taliban metes out these punishments. Meanwhile, international human rights watchdogs, the United Nations, and the wider international community have opposed the use of capital and corporal punishments by the Taliban. The Taliban's courts are comprised of Taliban members or pro-Taliban clerics, most of whom are not formally trained for the roles. The Taliban's failure to establish a professional judiciary makes selling the implementation of qisas and hudood punishments as a symbol of justice difficult. ![]() Why It's Important: The Taliban has defied international criticism in implementing capital and corporal punishments, which its leaders see as a key benchmark of their commitment to impose Islamic Shari'a law.īut in the absence of an overall governance framework capable of addressing the economic, social, and political challenges and grievances of Afghans, such punishments alienate the Taliban from the people it rules and the international community alike. Islamic scholars have questioned whether the Taliban has met the stringent conditions required by Islamic law in implementing such harsh punishments. These punishments, however, have met strong criticism and skepticism from both human rights watchdogs and Afghans. Since then, hundreds across the country have been publicly flogged, stoned, or had body parts amputated for crimes such as theft and adultery. In November, Taliban Supreme Leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada ordered the return to qisas and hudood punishments, which essentially allow "eye-for-an-eye" retribution and corporal punishments for offenses considered to be in violation of the boundaries set by God. The group has sought to recreate its infamously brutal emirate of the 1990s, when such punishments turned its government into an international pariah. ![]() The killing of the man - identified only as Ajmal, a resident of Guldara, near Kabul - was the second retributive execution carried out by the Taliban in the past seven months. Under the concept of qisas, or retributive justice, a man was publicly killed in the eastern province of Laghman on June 20 for allegedly killing five members of a single family. ![]() The Taliban has carried out another execution as it continues to implement strict Islamic punishments the group sees as central to its drive to enforce Shari'a law. Here's what I've been tracking and what I'm keeping an eye on in the days ahead. I'm Abubakar Siddique, a senior correspondent with RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. Welcome to The Azadi Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that unpacks the key issues in Afghanistan. ![]()
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