Capital punishment in Afghanistan

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Capital punishment is a legal penalty in Afghanistan and comes in the list of nations that regains Capital punishment for serious crimes.[1] The methods are execution includes death by hanging and shooting. Stoning, amputation and flogging were used as method for punishment, especially during the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001).[2] Twenty years later, they seized power again and they are doing the same thing.[3]

Capital offences[edit]

The capital offences includes the serious crimes and are governed by Sharia laws, along with civil laws. The capital offences includes:[4]

Notable executions[edit]

  • 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Afghan Lives Matter, stop the death penalty". EEAS - European External Action Service - European Commission. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan: Reject stoning, flogging, amputation and other Taliban-era punishments". Amnesty International. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ https://au.news.yahoo.com/taliban-hang-dead-bodies-from-cranes-in-city-squares-033141682.html
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130604083731/https://deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=Afghanistan
  5. ^ "Former Afghan commander executed". BBC News. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan executes 15 prisoners by gunfire". Associated Press. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  7. ^ Schifrin, Nick (21 June 2011). "How the Taliban Turned a Child Into a Suicide Bomber". ABC News. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Two mass killers hanged in Kabul prison". Upi.com. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Afghanistan executes eight prisoners: officials". English.ahram.org.eg. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan hangs 'terrorists'". News.iafrica.com. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Afghanistan executes 5 in gang rape case that galvanized country". foxnews.com. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  12. ^ "UPDATE 1-Afghanistan hangs five men over gang rape, despite concerns of rights groups". reuters.com. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Afghanistan executes six Taliban prisoners". the Guardian. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
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