Afghan authorities resume public lashings
The Afghan authorities have resumed public lashings for crimes according to Islamic shari'ah.
Yesterday 12 people, including three women and nine men, were flogged on adultery...
Netherlands forces killed 20 Afghans unlawfully, Dutch court rules
A court in the Netherlands has ruled that a deadly bombing of a residential compound in Afghanistan by Dutch forces in 2007 was unlawful,...
Afghanistan bans U.S. funded media outlets
The Afghan authorities have banned two U.S. government-funded radio outlets from broadcasting in the country - Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty...
Afghan authorities publicly execute murderer for first time since takeover
The Afghan authorities have publicly implemented the hudood punishment of execution on a murderer in Farah province.
The Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate imposed...
Afghanistan: NGOs ordered to stop duties of female employees
Afghanistan's Ministry of Economy has ordered domestic and foreign NGOs to suspend the duties of female employees until further notice because they are "not...
Prince Harry admits killing 25 Afghans
Prince Harry has acknowledged killing 25 Afghans during his time as a helicopter pilot in the Nato-led occupation of Afghanistan.
In his soon-to-be-published autobiography Spare,...
Afghans label Prince Harry a ‘war criminal’
Afghan officials and citizens have condemned Prince Harry as a "war criminal" after he admitted killing 25 Afghans while he was a soldier during the...
Aid organisation rubbishes claims Afghanistan is stealing donor money
A British Muslim aid organisation working in Afghanistan has rubbished claims that the Afghan authorities are stealing international aid.
The claims were made in an...
Kandahar: Afghan authorities implement Shari’ah punishments in public
Afghan authorities have implemented Shari'ah punishments on nine people - including amputations and flogging - in public in a sports stadium in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
Local...
Survey: Afghanistan is far less corrupt now than under NATO occupation
Transparency International, a Berlin-based corruption watchdog, has ranked Afghanistan 150th in its annual corruption perception index for 2020 - 24 places higher than under...
