Blasphemy Charge Leads to Death Sentence in Eastern Afghanistan - Khaama Press

Taliban court sentences Afghan teacher to death for blasphemy

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has sentenced a man to death for committing blasphemy. According to Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, spokesperson for the Taliban’s interim Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a man named Abdul Aleem Khamosh from the Janikhel area of Paktika province confessed to disrespecting Islamic beliefs — particularly the sanctity of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The spokesman stated that followin…

Afghanistan: Paktika teacher sentenced to death over alleged blasphemy, sources say

A high school teacher in Paktika Province in southeastern Afghanistan has been sentenced to death by a Taliban court on charges of blasphemy, according to local sources, in a case that has drawn concern from his colleagues and locals who say personal rivalries may be behind the accusation. Abdul Aleem Khamoosh, the principal of Janikhel High School in Paktika, was detained by the Taliban around 20 days ago and later convicted by a local court fo…

Blasphemy Charge Leads to Death Sentence in Eastern Afghanistan - Khaama Press

A man in Paktika province has been sentenced to death by a local court for allegedly insulting the Prophet and Islamic sanctities. The Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced that a man has been sentenced to death in Paktika province for alleged blasphemy. According to ministry spokesperson Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, the man—identified as Abdul Aleem Khamoosh, a resident of Janikhel district—was arrested and …

Taliban Sentence Teacher to Death in Paktika for Alleged Blasphemy – KabulNow

The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has announced that a man detained in Paktika’s Jani Khel district on charges of “insulting Sharia and the Prophet of Islam” has been sentenced to death. The post Taliban Sentence Teacher to Death in Paktika for Alleged Blasphemy appeared first on KabulNow.