In a stark display of authority, the Taliban publicly executed two men in Badghis province, citing Islamic law. Mohammad Wali and Mohammad Anwar were convicted of separate murder cases ...

During Ramadan, men's attendance at mandated congregational prayers was closely monitored. The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others ...

Six months after laws regulating people’s conduct came into effect, the Taliban’s morality police have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles, a U.N. report said. These laws ...

A British couple detained in Afghanistan for unclear reasons are being investigated over a "small matter", a government spokesman has said, and will soon face a court's judgment based on Islamic law.

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Kabul: The Taliban interior ministry said on Thursday the case against a detained British couple wasn't "serious" and that officials hoped it would be resolved "soon", as a source said diplomatic ...

The Taliban's morality police in Afghanistan are enforcing strict Islamic laws, detaining men for hairstyles and missed prayers, according to a U.N. report. These laws, implemented six months ago ...

The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a UN report said Thursday ...

Taliban fighters patrol the streets of Kabul. A strict Islamic morality law introduced by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers six months ago has severely muzzled civil liberties in the country, according ...

The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a U.N. report said ...