Return of Afghan floggings as Taliban takes a hardline path
2 years, 1 month ago

Return of Afghan floggings as Taliban takes a hardline path

Al Jazeera  

Taliban denounces criticism of public floggings and execution, bringing back memories of its harsh rule in 1990s. “We didn’t know what my punishment would be, and everyone feared that they might kill me,” Sadaf told Al Jazeera. “I estimate that up to 80 people have been whipped since we took over Afghanistan,” Abdul Rahim Rashid, head of press relations at the Afghan Supreme Court, told Al Jazeera. The United Nations human rights office said the execution in Farah, the first public execution since the Taliban returned to power, was “disturbing” and called for “an immediate moratorium on any further executions”. “My mother tried to convince me but my father stood by me, saying ‘it’s better my daughter dies once than die every day’.” ‘Legitimacy of such trials’ The night before the punishment was to be implemented, Sadaf’s family recited the Quran and prayed for her safety.

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'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'
2 months ago

'Afghanistan is facing gender-based apartheid, world must come together to address it'

Firstpost  

In an exclusive conversation with Firstpost, Afghan human rights activist Mahbouba Seraj narrates how the Taliban’s new ban has taken the country by surprise On October 26, the women in Afghanistan faced another brunt from the Taliban regime after they were barred from technically “hearing each other”. The Taliban’s Minister of Vice and Virtue, Khalid Hanafi, issued a new ban …

The Taliban publicly flogs 63 people including women accused of crimes. The UN condemns it
7 months ago

The Taliban publicly flogs 63 people including women accused of crimes. The UN condemns it

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday condemned the public flogging of more than 60 people, including more than a dozen women, by the Taliban in northern Sari Pul province. Taliban’s supreme court in a statement confirmed the public flogging of 63 people including 14 women who had been accused of crimes including sodomy, theft and …

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban slam ‘baseless and biased’ UN report suggesting rifts and conflict within their ranks

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban condemned on Sunday a “baseless and biased” report from the U.N. Security Council highlighting rifts within the group’s ranks. A report — issued earlier in June — by the U.N. Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team said that the Taliban governance structures remain “highly exclusionary, Pashtun-centred and repressive” toward all forms of opposition. The …

Taliban vows to continue public floggings and executions as UN raises alarm
1 year, 8 months ago

Taliban vows to continue public floggings and executions as UN raises alarm

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of flogging incidents, public …

End executions, floggings and stonings in Afghanistan, U.N. tells Taliban
1 year, 8 months ago

End executions, floggings and stonings in Afghanistan, U.N. tells Taliban

LA Times  

A United Nations report Monday strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power in Afghanistan, and called on the country’s rulers to halt such practices. In December 2022, Taliban authorities executed an Afghan convicted of murder, the first public execution since they took power, the report said. Zabihullah Mujahid, the top government spokesman, …

Taliban publicly lashes 11 including 2 women in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan
1 year, 10 months ago

Taliban publicly lashes 11 including 2 women in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of Taliban has said that 11 people including two women were on Friday publicly lashed at a sports ground in Faizabad in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported. Accusing them of "moral crimes and adultery", 11 people were lashed by the Taliban in front of a huge crowd in northern Badakhshan province in the …

Taliban heap another injustice on women
2 years ago

Taliban heap another injustice on women

Hindustan Times  

If there is one demographic that has suffered the most brutal oppression since the Taliban swept to power in Afghanistan last year, it is women, with indignity and injustice heaped upon them, time after time. Soon after the chaotic American exit and the shock collapse of Kabul in September 2021, women were pushed out of government and public policy roles, …

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights
2 years ago

Timeline: Taliban crackdown on Afghan women’s education, rights

Al Jazeera  

Group has backtracked on promises to guarantee certain rights for girls and women since its return to power last year. May 2022: Stay at home Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhunzada orders women on May 7 to fully cover themselves, including their faces, in public and generally stay at home. August 2022: Protests break out Taliban fighters beat women protesters chanting …

'Return to abusive practices of 1990s': US slams public execution in Afghanistan
2 years, 1 month ago

'Return to abusive practices of 1990s': US slams public execution in Afghanistan

Firstpost  

“We have seen the reports that the Taliban has ordered judges to impose their interpretation of Sharia law. We have seen the reports of a public execution today,” said Ned Price during a press briefing. Speaking during the US State Department press briefing on Wednesday, spokesperson Ned Price said, “This indicates to us that the Taliban seek to - seek …

Taliban's curbs on women's freedom may amount to crimes against humanity: UN rights expert
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban's curbs on women's freedom may amount to crimes against humanity: UN rights expert

India Today  

Taliban restrictions on the freedoms of women and girls could amount to a crime against humanity, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan said Friday. Richard Bennett and other UN rights experts said the Taliban's targeting of women and girls deepen "flagrant violations of their human rights and freedoms that are already the most draconian globally and may …

UN experts denounce Taliban treatment of women as crime
2 years, 1 month ago

UN experts denounce Taliban treatment of women as crime

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan may amount to a crime against humanity and should be investigated and prosecuted under international law, a U.N. team of experts said Friday. The U.N. experts said the latest Taliban actions against women and girls have deepened existing rights violations — already the “most draconian globally” — and may …

Afghanistan’s Taliban flogs 12 people for ‘moral crimes’ including gay sex and adultery
2 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan’s Taliban flogs 12 people for ‘moral crimes’ including gay sex and adultery

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least a dozen people …

Taliban Lash 12 People Before Stadium Crowd in Afghanistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban Lash 12 People Before Stadium Crowd in Afghanistan

News 18  

The Taliban lashed three women and nine men in front of hundreds of spectators in a provincial sports stadium Wednesday, signaling the religious extremist group’s resumption of a brutal form of punishment that was a hallmark of their rule in the 1990s. The office of the governor of Logar province, south of the capital of Kabul, invited “honorable scholars, mujahideen, …

Taliban admits whipping 19, including women, 39 times each for ‘crimes’
2 years, 1 month ago

Taliban admits whipping 19, including women, 39 times each for ‘crimes’

Hindustan Times  

In a first official confirmation that the Taliban resorted to strict implementation of Islamic law, the Supreme Court said that nineteen people in northeastern Afghanistan were lashed for adultery, theft and running away from home. A Supreme Court official, Abdul Rahim Rashid, said that 10 men and nine women were lashed 39 times each in Taloqan city in northeastern Takhar …

19 Afghans lashed for adultery, theft as 'hardline' Taliban enforces Sharia
2 years, 1 month ago

19 Afghans lashed for adultery, theft as 'hardline' Taliban enforces Sharia

India Today  

As the Taliban resorted to the strict implementation of Sharia, 19 people, including nine women, were lashed in Afghanistan’s northeast province for adultery, theft and running away from home. When the Taliban seized power last year in August, they had promised to be more moderate and show leniency toward women and minority rights. However, a Supreme Court official, Abdul Rahim …

Grim Reminder of Taliban Past: Seven Afghan Men Flogged on ‘First Such’ Supreme Court Order
2 years, 8 months ago

Grim Reminder of Taliban Past: Seven Afghan Men Flogged on ‘First Such’ Supreme Court Order

News 18  

Taliban authorities flogged seven men Wednesday for crimes including selling and consuming alcohol, an official said — the first such sentence to be handed out by Afghanistan’s courts since the hardline Islamists seized power. “It is the first time that a court has issued such an order according to the sharia law since the Islamic Emirate was formed in Afghanistan,” …

Shrinking public space for Afghan women as Taliban expands curbs
2 years, 9 months ago

Shrinking public space for Afghan women as Taliban expands curbs

Al Jazeera  

The group is reimposing draconian restrictions, especially against women, that are reminiscent of their past regime. She questioned whether the Taliban’s intention was to discourage women from going to work “considering the restrictions they keep imposing, I fear that they eventually won’t let women go to work without mahram, because having mahram at work is not possible”, she said. “This …

Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe
2 years, 9 months ago

Women always faced horrid times under Taliban, this time even female mannequins are not safe

Firstpost  

Not only are the Taliban dictating the lives of women in Afghanistan, but they also want to curb the visibility of lifeless female mannequins from public view. In one of the most tragic events, Afghan women saw two decades of progress disappear, as the Taliban asserted themselves in the political space of Afghanistan and took back power and control in …

My heart and body shake: Afghan women defy Taliban
2 years, 10 months ago

My heart and body shake: Afghan women defy Taliban

India Today  

One after the other, quickly, carefully, keeping their heads down, a group of Afghan women step into a small Kabul apartment block -- risking their lives as a nascent resistance against the Taliban. Hoda Khamosh, a published poet and former NGO worker who organised workshops to help empower women, was one of a few women flown to Norway to meet …

'Necessary': Taliban to Bring Back Executions, Strict Punishment in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

'Necessary': Taliban to Bring Back Executions, Strict Punishment in Afghanistan

News 18  

A founder of Taliban and chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law said executions and amputations of hands will continue, echoing policies from its rule in the 1990s. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi dismissed outrage over the Talibans executions in the past, which sometimes took place in front of crowds at a stadium, …

'This is our homeland': Women plead for basic rights in Afghanistan amid Taliban's promises
3 years, 3 months ago

'This is our homeland': Women plead for basic rights in Afghanistan amid Taliban's promises

Firstpost  

The Taliban have promised to change, saying they would respect women’s rights within the framework of Islamic sharia law, but many remain sceptical. They have promised to change, saying they would respect women’s rights within the framework of Islamic sharia law, but many remain sceptical. “If we are not forced to leave, then we won’t go anywhere.” The Taliban claim …

Watch: Taliban brutally flogs a man in public for allegedly stealing a mobile phone
3 years, 3 months ago

Watch: Taliban brutally flogs a man in public for allegedly stealing a mobile phone

Op India  

A video has emerged on social media in which a man was seen getting flogged by Talibs for allegedly stealing a mobile phone. The Taliban are punishing the thief#ToDayinAfg pic.twitter.com/Ll07MtbrDD — Hamza Dawar September 18, 2021 Ban on women from coming for work From last Monday, the ban of women from coming out for work has come to effect. She …

Taliban whip women protesting Afghanistan's all-male interim govt
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban whip women protesting Afghanistan's all-male interim govt

India Today  

As concerns about women’s rights in Afghanistan keep growing after the Taliban takeover, the all-male cabinet is drawing flak from the country's women. Women hold protest against all-male cabinet On Tuesday, the Taliban announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan with at least 14 of 33 members on the UNSC's terrorism blacklist. Full video of the protest which ended with …

Taliban beats protesters and arrests journalists at women’s rally in Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban beats protesters and arrests journalists at women’s rally in Kabul

LA Times  

After being shut out from the Taliban‘s new government, women increased pressure on Afghanistan‘s new rulers with a number of protests Wednesday, at least one of which was broken up by Taliban fighters who whipped some of the demonstrators and arrested local journalists. He said Taliban fighters tortured and beat him while he was in custody after being arrested while …

Taliban fighters use whips against Afghan women protesting the all-male interim government
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban fighters use whips against Afghan women protesting the all-male interim government

CNN  

CNN — Taliban fighters used whips and sticks against a group of women protesting in Kabul on Wednesday following the announcement of a hardline, male-only interim government, in the group’s latest crackdown on dissent in Afghanistan. Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images Marcus Yam, a journalist with the Los Angeles Times who was covering the protest, said on Twitter: “While some tried to …

Taliban fighters use tear gas, batons to crush women's protest in Kabul
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban fighters use tear gas, batons to crush women's protest in Kabul

Firstpost  

A small group of female activists stepped out on the streets, marching towards the presidential palace, demanding for the right to work and to be included in the government Clashes broke out on Saturday as the Taliban broke up a women’s rights protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The activists on Saturday had staged a protest close to the Afghan …

The Afghans are not ready to believe the Taliban: Here's why
3 years, 4 months ago

The Afghans are not ready to believe the Taliban: Here's why

India Today  

As the Taliban took over Afghanistan on August 15, fear gripped the people of Afghanistan who were reminded of the militant group's reign of oppression in its previous stint. Meet the leaders who hold the key to Afghanistan's future DOOR-TO-DOOR MANHUNT Days after the Taliban gained control, reports said the group launched a door-to-door manhunt targetting Afghans who worked for …

Farrukh Dhondy | Hypocrisy runs amok in West as Kabul falls & dark days loom
3 years, 4 months ago

Farrukh Dhondy | Hypocrisy runs amok in West as Kabul falls & dark days loom

Deccan Chronicle  

I have known Secunder Kermani from the day he was born. It was when the death-cultists of the Middle East, the Daesh or ISIS, as they were variously called, began executing journalists and putting videos of their beheadings on the Internet that the phrase “war correspondent” was accompanied by a shudder for the courage of him or her who would …

Taliban unleash its wicked face on Afghanistan's I-Day; open fire, beat up women, kids outside Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban unleash its wicked face on Afghanistan's I-Day; open fire, beat up women, kids outside Kabul airport

India TV News  

Afghanistan Latest News: Although the Taliban promised safe passage to the Kabul airport for people trying to flee the country, there have been incidents of violence at the checkpoints on airport roads. Reports say that women and children were beaten as they passed through checkpoints set up by Taliban fighters to reach the airport to flee the country. Reports say …

They said you are a woman, go home: Afghan journalist talks about life after Taliban takeover
3 years, 4 months ago

They said you are a woman, go home: Afghan journalist talks about life after Taliban takeover

India Today  

After taking over the effective control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have been asking women journalists in the government-owned media platforms to not come to work, said TV anchor Shabnam Dawran. In an interview with India Today TV's Preeti Choudhry, Shabnam Dawran, who worked in RTA Pashto, gave a glimpse of what professional women in Afghanistan are going through after the …

Taliban attack women, children at Kabul airport despite peace promise: Report
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban attack women, children at Kabul airport despite peace promise: Report

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban, since taking over the power in Afghanistan, have promised peace and said they would respect the rights of women, but the reality on the ground is something else. Photos and videos emerging from Kabul show that Taliban fighters are using sharp objects to beat back women and children who are desperately trying to enter Kabul airport in a …

Taliban declares ‘amnesty’ and urges women to join govt, but fear stalks filmmakers, photographers
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban declares ‘amnesty’ and urges women to join govt, but fear stalks filmmakers, photographers

Firstpost  

Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the United Nations’ high commissioner for human rights, noted both the Taliban’s vows and the fear of those now under their rule Even as women in Afghanistan from all walks of life – from filmmakers to photographers – have taken to social media to express fears about their futures under Taliban rule and plead for …

Taliban fighters break into laughter when asked if Afghans can vote for women politicians | WATCH VIDEO
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban fighters break into laughter when asked if Afghans can vote for women politicians | WATCH VIDEO

India Today  

A video of a journalist's interaction with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan is going viral on social media. In the video, the journalist can be heard asking the fighters whether the Taliban regime would respect women's rights in Afghanistan. READ: Life has stopped: Worst fears come true for women as Taliban gain control Without responding to her question, the Taliban fighters …

What rules will the Taliban impose on women in Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

What rules will the Taliban impose on women in Afghanistan?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After assuming power in Afghanistan once again, the Taliban …

Afghans fear a return to brutal rule despite Taliban vows
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans fear a return to brutal rule despite Taliban vows

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. “I don’t think I would be ready to wear a burqa,” she said, referring to the all-encompassing blue robe women were forced …

As the Taliban seized cities, they sent women home
3 years, 4 months ago

As the Taliban seized cities, they sent women home

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban told female employees at some banks to not return to their jobs, raising concerns over their futures. In early July, as Taliban fighters were seizing territory from government forces across Afghanistan, some of them walked into the offices of Azizi Bank in Kandahar and ordered nine women working there to leave. “I taught myself English and even learned …

Afghans Fear A Return To Brutal Rule Despite Taliban Vows
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans Fear A Return To Brutal Rule Despite Taliban Vows

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ISTANBUL — As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Many fear the Taliban will roll back two decades of gains by women and …

Afghans fear a return to brutal Taliban regime
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghans fear a return to brutal Taliban regime

The Hindu  

As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a new era of peace in Afghanistan, with amnesty for those they have been battling for two decades and a return to normal life. But Afghans who remember the Taliban’s brutal rule and those who have lived in areas controlled by the Islamic militants in recent years have …

Taliban admits to possible return of amputations, stonings and executions: ‘It is up to Islamic laws’
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban admits to possible return of amputations, stonings and executions: ‘It is up to Islamic laws’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But, asked about violent punishment of offenders – a …

Poisonous propaganda: Taliban says claims of girls being forcefully married to its fighters 'baseless'
3 years, 4 months ago

Poisonous propaganda: Taliban says claims of girls being forcefully married to its fighters 'baseless'

India Today  

The Taliban has called the claims of girls being forced to marry its fighters "baseless" and accused the Afghanistan government of running a "poisonous propaganda" against it. In a series of tweets, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen said, "All those claims that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan forces people to marry their young girls to Mujahideen are totally wrong. August 15, …

Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It was early evening and Zahra, her mother and three sisters were on their way to dinner at another sister’s home when they saw people running and heard gunshots on the street. The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 250,000 Afghans have fled their homes since the end of May amid fears the Taliban would reimpose their strict …

Afghanistan: Taliban going door-to-door, forcibly taking girls as young as twelve to be their sex slaves
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban going door-to-door, forcibly taking girls as young as twelve to be their sex slaves

Op India  

As the Taliban continues its onslaught on the Afghan population, the radical Islamic terrorists are now going door-to-door to forcibly ‘marry’ girls as young as 12 and forcing them into sex slavery. According to a report by Daily Mail, the Taliban commanders, after capturing some of the provincial capitals, have ordered local Imams to bring the lists of unmarried women …

Fears of Taliban’s return haunt Afghan women
5 years, 9 months ago

Fears of Taliban’s return haunt Afghan women

The Hindu  

The fifth phase of meetings between Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S.’s special envoy for peace, and Taliban leaders concluded earlier this month. “We consider woman as the builders of a Muslim society and are committed to all rights of women that have been given to them by the sacred religion of Islam,” Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, a Taliban leader, said during …

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