Tag: Taliban
Taliban Bars Government Employees Without Beards From Work
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has instructed all government employees to wear a beard and adhere to a dress code or risk being fired, three sources told ... Read More
Outrage At Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Bar Association
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan’s Independent Bar Association (AIBA) has attracted strong condemnation from the global legal profession. According to the association’s exiled president, Rohullah ... Read More
Taliban Build Legal System In Afghanistan
A small carpeted room serves as a makeshift jail for 12 “criminals” who are awaiting Taliban justice, caught in the legal system which the Islamists ... Read More
Taliban Supreme Leader Tells New Government To Uphold Sharia Law
The Taliban’s secretive supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly appointed government to uphold sharia law, in his first message since the hardline movement swept ... Read More
Afghanistan: Taliban Officially Declare Islamic Emirates, Name New PM And Govt Officials
The Taliban seized control of most of the country more than three weeks ago, ousting the previous elected leadership of Ashraf Ghani. Read More
Judges, Lawyers, Human Rights Defenders Seen As Under Threat In Afghanistan
Concerns for women’s safety were bolstered on Tuesday when a Taliban spokesman, according to news sources, said women should stay home for the time being, ... Read More
What Sharia Law For Afghan Women Under The Taliban Might Mean
A number of verses in the Koran say that men and women “were created from the same essence.” Some also state that men are “qawwamun” ... Read More