Afghanistan passes new law to legalise domestic v!0lence

2026-02-18 - 17:37

Afghanistan’s hardline Taliban government has introduced a revised 90-page penal code that effectively legalises domestic violence. The new law sharply curtails women’s liberties, and undoes protections previously afforded under Afghan law. Under the new framework, husbands are permitted to physically punish their wives and children as long as the force used does not cause “broken