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Afghan top leaders have ordered judges to fully enforce all aspects of Islamic law, including public executions, stoning and flogging, and amputations for thieves, the Taliban’s chief spokesman said.
Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted late Sunday that Hibatullah Akhundzada’s “mandatory” order came after the mysterious leader met with a group of judges.
Akunzada, who has not been photographed or photographed in public since the Taliban returned to power last August, rules by decree in Kandahar, the birthplace and spiritual center of the movement.
The Taliban have promised a milder version of the harsh rule they first ruled from 1996 to 2001, but have gradually suppressed rights and freedoms.
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“Carefully examine the files of thieves, kidnappers and instigators,” Mujahid quoted Akunzada as saying.
“Those documents that have fulfilled all the Sharia (Sharia) conditions of hudud and qisas, you are obliged to execute.
“It’s a Sharia ruling and my order, it’s mandatory.”
Mujahid was unable to expand on his tweet on Monday.
Hudud refers to crimes of certain types of punishment under Islamic law, while qisas translates to “retaliation in kind” – effectively an eye for an eye.
Hudud crimes include adultery – and false accusations – drinking, theft, kidnapping and road robbery, apostasy and rebellion.
Qisas include murder and intentional injury, but also allow families of victims to accept compensation in lieu of punishment.
Islamic scholars say the crimes leading to hudud’s punishment require a very high degree of evidence, including — in the case of adultery — a confession, or witness by four adult male Muslims.
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Over the past 15 months, women in particular have seen their hard-earned rights disappear and they have been increasingly squeezed out of public life.
Most female government workers have lost their jobs – or are paid meagerly to stay at home – while women are also barred from travelling without male relatives and must wear a burqa or headscarf when outside.
The Taliban also banned women from parks, playgrounds, gyms and public baths for the past week.
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