Things that are said to have been banned in parts of Afghanistan under the Taliban regime:
Practices Reported in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan:
- Amputating the hands of thieves.
- Public executions
- Shooting of prostitutes in sport stadiums
- Shooting of murderers by victim's family, in sport stadium
- Hanging or throat cutting of robbers, in sport stadium
- Stoning of adulterous (married) couples
- Collapsing a wall over homosexuals
- Destroying ancient Buddhist statues prior to September 11, 2001
- On the advice on the Hindu community elders, who used to be disturbed by the police who thought them to be Muslims who had shaved their beards, on May 22, 2001, the Taliban issued an order that Hindus and other non-Muslims must wear a yellow identity symbol. This policy was replaced in June of the same year, by an order that Hindus were required to carry a special identification card.
- Muslim men were beaten or jailed for shaving or excessively cutting their beards
- Women were not permitted to wear see-through socks or shoes, nor to wear shoes that make noise when walking
- Women suffer physical punishment if showing face in public
- Houses with women present must have windows facing the street painted over so people outside would not be able to look inside.
See also: Life under Saudi rule
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Last updated: 08-25-2005 07:42:40
