The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Supreme National Resistance Council for the Salvation of Afghanistan said in a statement Friday that the “Taliban courts’ penal code” openly violates fundamental principles of human dignity, religious equality, and freedom of belief.
The council added that the Taliban, by enforcing overt religious discrimination, consider followers of only one faith as Muslims while labeling adherents of other religions as heretics. According to the council, this action divides Afghan society in a primitive and medieval manner.
The statement said that through this approach, the Taliban have effectively legitimized slavery, defined women as servants and husbands as masters, and imposed a range of humiliating punishments that violate human and Islamic principles.
The Supreme National Resistance Council emphasized that pressure on followers of other religions, creating an environment of fear, discrimination, and exclusion, drives the country toward division, instability, and increased violence, threatening peaceful coexistence in Afghanistan.
The council stated that this approach contradicts not only Islamic teachings but also fundamental human rights and human dignity.
The statement also criticized the division of society into “upper and lower” and “servant and master” as objectionable and incompatible with human dignity.
The council described the Taliban’s actions as part of an organized effort to marginalize women, children, and other vulnerable groups, noting that these policies, in addition to widespread human rights violations, tarnish the image of Islam globally and push Afghanistan toward a condition worse than the medieval era.
The council warned that continuing this approach poses serious challenges to the lives of Afghan people and positions the Taliban as a potential threat to regional and global security.
It called on the international community—particularly members of the International Criminal Court, human rights organizations, the European Union, and the United Nations—to apply maximum pressure on the Taliban, refrain from any political or diplomatic engagement, and prevent the continuation of these policies.
