The Taliban issued four orders of "Killing Under the Wall" on the charge of "Sodomy"

The deputy of the Taliban Supreme Court has announced that the Taliban courts across Afghanistan have sentenced 37 people to "stoning" and four people to "kill under the wall".

The Taliban Court issuees this sentence for "Adultery and Sodomy". According to Abdul- Malik Haqqani some of these orders have been implemented and some of them will be implemented soon.

While many countries are passing protective laws for LGBTQ people that decriminalize non-heterosexual and homosexual relationships, Afghanistan has witnessed an unprecedented setback in women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, and human rights in general.

In July 2021, just before Afghanistan fell, one of the Taliban judges, Gul Rahim, told the German newspaper Bild: “We have two punishments for homosexuals: either stoning, or they have to stand behind a wall that will fall on their heads. The wall should be 2.5 to 3 meters high.” This is a method of punishment used by the Taliban when they were in power between 1996 and 2001.

In February 1998, Taliban leader Mullah Omar ordered three people to be buried alive for 30 minutes in the city of Kandahar for the crime of homosexuality. AIP news agency reported that this order was given by the Taliban leader himself who said that if they survived after 30 minutes then they would be spared and pardoned. All three people survived and were reportedly taken to hospital.

In March 1998, the Taliban executed two people, Besmullah (22 years old) and Abdul Sami (18 years old) on charges of sodomy and homosexuality in Herat. The Taliban radio station, Voice of Shariat, announced the news of execution.

Last year, Suleiman, a 19-year-old gay man, was flogged 80 times by the Taliban. In an interview with Ranginkaman Radio last year, he recounted his experience of how the Taliban searched his mobile phone at a checkpoint, went through his personal photos, and, after seeing signs of homosexuality, arrested him. The Taliban gave him 80 lashes on his back for the photos and another 80 lashes on the soles of his feet because he had a tattoo on his arm.

Afghan LGBT Organization (ALO) condemns these inhumane and barbaric sentences. We ask the international community to immediately take concrete and practical steps against the crimes of the Taliban.