Capital punishment in Afghanistan
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Capital punishment is a legal punishment in Afghanistan.[1] The methods used hanging and shooting. Stoning, amputation, and flogging were used as method for punishment, especially during the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001).[2][3]
Capital offences[]
The capital offences includes the serious crimes and are governed by Sharia laws, along with civil laws. The capital offences includes:[4]
- Adultery (including sex before marriage, for females)
- Aggravated murder
- Apostasy from Islam
- Arson
- Blasphemy law
- Consensual homosexual sex (see LGBT rights in Afghanistan)
- Espionage
- Giving false witness
- Terrorism-related offenses
Notable executions[]
- 1999/2000 - A Taliban executioner executes a woman in public.
- April 2004 – Abdullah Shah executed inside the Pul-e-Charkhi prison outside Kabul.[5]
- October 2007 – Fifteen prisoners were executed by shooting inside Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, including Reza Khan.[6]
- June 2011 – Two mass killers were executed by hanging in Pul-e-Charkhi prison. One of the killers was Zar Ajam, a 17-year-old from Waziristan, Pakistan, who had randomly shot dead 40 people inside a branch of Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.[7][8]
- November 2012 – Fourteen prisoners were hanged inside Pul-e-Charkhi prison.[9][10]
- October 2014 – Five men were executed by hanging inside Pul-e-Charkhi prison. The men were accused of robbery and gang rapes.[11][12]
- May 2016 – Six men were executed by hanging inside Pul-e-Charkhi prison on the charges of Terrorism.[13]
See also[]
- List of prisons in Afghanistan
- Capital punishment by country
References[]
- ^ "Afghan Lives Matter, stop the death penalty". EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Reject stoning, flogging, amputation and other Taliban-era punishments". Amnesty International. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Taliban hang dead bodies from cranes in city squares".
- ^ "Archived copy". deathpenaltyworldwide.org. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Former Afghan commander executed". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan executes 15 prisoners by gunfire". Associated Press. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ^ Schifrin, Nick (21 June 2011). "How the Taliban Turned a Child Into a Suicide Bomber". ABC News. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ "Two mass killers hanged in Kabul prison". Upi.com. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan executes eight prisoners: officials". English.ahram.org.eg. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan hangs 'terrorists'". News.iafrica.com. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan executes 5 in gang rape case that galvanized country". foxnews.com. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "UPDATE 1-Afghanistan hangs five men over gang rape, despite concerns of rights groups". reuters.com. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan executes six Taliban prisoners". the Guardian. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
Categories:
- Capital punishment by country
- Murder in Afghanistan
- Law enforcement in Afghanistan
- Human rights abuses in Afghanistan