Accurate scrutiny should begin with precision about what the law actually says, how it functions legally, and where ...

The reinstatement of slavery in Afghanistan removes all doubt that the Taliban intend to subject Afghanistan to a hideously ...

In January 2026, the Taliban implemented a new Criminal Procedure Code that serves less as a judicial framework and more as a ...

The Taliban’s new criminal code in Afghanistan has legalised slavery and granted mullahs legal immunity. Here is more about ...

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

A human rights group claimed that the Taliban code has divided society into four unequal categories, where it has legitimised slavery (‘Ghulami’) and has kept Mullahs and clerics immune, meaning they ...