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The Taliban announced Monday, November 14, that they will apply strict Islamic law, Sharia. This should mean the return of public executions, stonings or the amputation of thieves. In Afghanistan, the confinement of women is almost total.
Lashes for violating Sharia law: punishments filmed discreetly, and shared on social networks. These rare and shocking scenes could become widespread. The supreme leader of Taibans, Haibatullah Akhundzadaordered Monday, November 14, the judges to apply all aspects of Islamic law. This call to order was made public by the spokesman of the Taliban, Zabihullah mujahid. Is this the return to the dark years of the first Taliban regime? From 1996 to 2001, Islamic people practiced public executions, stonings and amputations.
This is the threat now posed by the Taliban. In the summer of 2021, they had nevertheless made numerous promises, including that of letting women work, to convince the international community. The words of the Islamists have hardly been followed by deeds. Little girls are still banned from colleges and high schools, and few women are allowed to work. Last ban, the amusement parks of the Afghan capital are now closed to women. Since their return to power, the Taliban have multiplied the bans, but are not always heard. Many Afghan women in particular refuse to wear the burqa.
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