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Category Archives: Crime and Punishment

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Looters continue to pillage Afghanistan’s rich archaeological heritage

7th November, 2023 · admin

Science.org: Looting of archaeological sites in Afghanistan is continuing, despite vows by the Taliban government to protect the nation’s cultural treasures, a recent analysis finds. Using artificial intelligence (AI) to help comb through a trove of satellite images, researchers at the University of Chicago’s (UC’s) Center for Cultural Heritage Preservation found that looters are still

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Posted in Art and Culture, Crime and Punishment, History, Taliban | Tags: Taliban government failure |
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The Taliban’s Ruthless Quest for Revenge: More Than 80 Lives Claimed in the Last Three Months

25th October, 2023 · admin

8am: Over the past three months, more than 80 individuals in more than 20 provinces across Afghanistan have been victims, as reported by The Hasht-e Subh Daily. Among them, approximately 15 are former military personnel targeted by the Taliban, while unidentified assailants have killed another 55 non-combatants. The Taliban have openly claimed responsibility for the

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Revenge killings, Taliban Amnesty Violation |
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Four British Nationals Detained In Afghanistan Released

10th October, 2023 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi October 10, 2023 Britain’s Foreign Ministry said four British citizens who were detained in Afghanistan for violating local laws have been released. In a statement published on October 10, the ministry apologized for “any violations of the laws of the country” that the four British men may have committed, without specifying what

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Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Crime and Punishment |
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Taliban Undertake Speedy Overhaul of Afghanistan’s Justice System

29th September, 2023 · admin

Akmal Dawi VOA News September 28, 2023 In cities and villages across Afghanistan, men with no formal legal training but with membership in the Taliban and a rudimentary grasp of 8th-century Islamic jurisprudence wield unprecedented power over the fate of defendants and the resolution of civil disputes. Under this summary judicial system, most cases are

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Posted in Crime and Punishment, Taliban |
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Taliban Military Court Acquits Director of DABS in Kabul of Sexual Assault Charges Against His Guard

17th September, 2023 · admin

8am: In an unexpected turn of events, the Taliban military court has acquitted Mullah Ahmad, the Director of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) in Kabul, of charges related to sexual assault against his guard. This contrasts with the recent circulation of video footage depicting the alleged sexual assault by this Taliban figure on his guard

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Posted in Corruption, Crime and Punishment, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Sexual Assault, Taliban Crime, Taliban Rapists |
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US fights to stop soldier from keeping Afghan war orphan

16th September, 2023 · admin

The Independent (UK): The US government has warned a Virginia judge that allowing an American Marine to keep an Afghan war orphan as his child risks violating international law. Marine Major Joshua Mast and his wife were accused of abducting the baby girl after her entire family was killed in a US special forces raid.

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Posted in Afghan Children, Crime and Punishment, Other News, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Abduction |
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Taliban Governor’s Bodyguard in Kohistanat District of Faryab Province Arrested for Attempting Sexual Assault

15th September, 2023 · admin

8am: According to reports supported by video footage, the incident occurred when Qari Hemad, the bodyguard of the district governor in Kohistanat, entered a residential house with the intent of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl on the night of Wednesday, September 13, around 11:00 PM. Following his arrest and subsequent restraint by local citizens, Hemad

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Corruption, Crime and Punishment, Security, Taliban | Tags: Faryab, Taliban Crime, Taliban Rapists, Taliban Security Failure |
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Crimes against women in Afghanistan condemned by UN Human Rights Council

12th September, 2023 · admin

Khaama: On the first day of the fifty-fourth session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Afghanistan was the main topic of discussion. Farzana Abbasi, a human rights researcher focusing on Afghanistan, said during this session that some of the actions by the Taliban administration in Afghanistan against women are considered examples of

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Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Crime, Taliban war on women |
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Rights Group Claims Taliban Committing Gender Persecution Against Afghan Women, Girls

8th September, 2023 · admin

VOA News September 8, 2023 Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday it “has concluded” that Afghanistan’s Taliban is committing the crime against humanity of gender persecution against Afghanistan’s women and girls. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, it has been widely reported that the group has sought to deny women and

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Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban war on women |
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‘I’m Terrified’: Social Media Influencers Fearful After Mysterious Death Of Popular Afghan YouTuber

30th August, 2023 · admin

Naqiba Barekzai Abubakar Siddique August 29, 2023 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Hora Sadat, a female YouTuber, built a large social-media following by producing light-hearted videos about life in Afghanistan. Even after the Taliban seized power in 2021, the 25-year-old remained unfazed. She continued to generate content for her more than 300,000 subscribers despite the militant group’s attempts

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Posted in Afghan Women, Crime and Punishment, Media, Security, Taliban | Tags: Life under Taliban rule, Taliban Security Failure |
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