Scenes of amputation by criminal Taliban in Kabul

April 24, 1998

Handcut by Taliban in Kabul
Taliban amputated the right hand of a man for theft in Kabul (RAWA photo)

Picking up one of the hands by the little finger, a militiaman raised it in the air and told the crowd: "This is the cut hand of a thief, the Shariat [Muslim law] punishment for any of you caught stealing."

Ghazi Sports stadium where these inhuman actions took place.
RAWA photo
Ghazi Sports stadium where these inhuman actions took place.
RAWA photo


Report of amputation



Handcut in Helmand

Talat Khan, a young Afghan convicted for theft, whose right hand and left foot were amputated on the orders of the Islamic court established by the Taliban in Lashkargah (Helmand province).


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