Taliban: Täglich mehr Terror

Während die UN laut darüber nachdenken, aus Afghanistan abzuziehen, weil es inzwischen Frauen auch verboten ist, für ihre Agenturen im Land zu arbeiten, intensivieren die Taliban ihren Terror gegen alle, die nicht mit ihnen übereinstimmen:

In a move straight from the pages of their old playbook, in November the Taliban ordered judges to impose a strict interpretation of Islamic law under which penalties for perceived offenses can include public executions, flogging and amputations, the kind of brutal corporal punishment that was a notorious feature of their past rule. Weeks later, the Islamist group carried out the country's first known public execution since returning to power.

While no official figures are available, a report this year by the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said authorities reportedly carried out floggings of more than 180 people between November 18, 2022 and January 15. According to the report, men, women and children were among the number accused of crimes including theft, illegitimate relationships or "violating codes of social behavior."

The report, published on February 9, notes that the systematic violation of human rights of women and girls in the country has "deepened even further" since Bennett's initial presentation of his findings and accuses the Taliban of using "fear and repressive policies" to suppress communities.

CNN approached other Afghans who had allegedly been victims of the Taliban's regime, but they refused to speak on record due to fear of reprisals. With media restrictions within the country severely affecting journalists' ability to hold power to account, the Taliban face no real accountability for their actions.