https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/19/taliban-allow-men-to-beat-wives-so-long-dont-breaak-bones/
Taliban allows men to beat wives – so long as they don’t break bones
Afghanistan government introduces new code that allows beatings, bans women from escaping violence and makes justice structurally impossible
The Taliban has passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds”. The Telegraph obtained the 60-page penal code – signed by Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban supreme leader, and distributed to courts across Afghanistan – which classifies spousal beatings as “ta’zir” – discretionary punishment – rather than a criminal act. A husband may strike his wife and children freely, provided the violence does not leave visible bone fractures or open wounds. Even where serious injury can be proven, the maximum sentence is 15 days in prison.
https://archive.ph/tIX5l
Taliban allows men to beat wives – so long as they don’t break bones
Afghanistan government introduces new code that allows beatings, bans women from escaping violence and makes justice structurally impossible
The Taliban has passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds”. The Telegraph obtained the 60-page penal code – signed by Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban supreme leader, and distributed to courts across Afghanistan – which classifies spousal beatings as “ta’zir” – discretionary punishment – rather than a criminal act. A husband may strike his wife and children freely, provided the violence does not leave visible bone fractures or open wounds. Even where serious injury can be proven, the maximum sentence is 15 days in prison.
https://archive.ph/tIX5l