A Look Inside a Taliban Courtroom | Swift Justice | The New Yorker Documentary

A widowed Afghan woman fights for her rights under Sharia law in Victor J. Blue and Ross McDonnell’s short documentary, which offers a rare glimpse inside a Taliban court. Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Cinematography, Documentary.
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[@RossMcDonnellFilm]

Hello everyone, this is Ross McDonnell, director of Swift Justice, a film about Sharia Law under the Taliban. Thank you for watching. We visited Helmand province in the aftermath of the Taliban takeover to see how the Islamic Sharia Court system was functioning at the village level for Afghans, what their issues were and crucially what role women had in the courts when they came to look for justice. We're here to feedback and answer your questions over the next couple of days. Enjoy the film.

[@gyromb]

It’s quite bizarre the fact that you showed how the court fairly decide she has her own freedom of choice to marry or not but at the end there’s a summary of women not having basic “human rights”

[@ismailpatni1252]

​@@gyrombthey have to show they are still sellouts to the satanic agenda of the west. Otherwise there video would be condemned

[@HigherPowerCAPS]

@@gyrombfacts 🤣 weird ending message

[@Habib-Rem]

Did you just assume that the person under the burka is a woman? How dare you!

[@evangelosperry]

Hollywood?

[@khalidhashemi7047]

Hard for people to digest but majority of the people used these Tal’iban courts even when they were not in power yet

[@omalbakhtiari2269]

In the remote villages only though

[@phoenixrising8640]

​@omalbakhtiari2269 no, the majority of us Afghans support Taliban and our Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan government and security forces now, and even city people prefer these Taliban courts.

[@terintiaflavius3349]

​@@phoenixrising8640I feel the Taliban learned many lessons and actually try to look after the people now unlike how they came into power after civil war.

[@EvaLasta]

​@@phoenixrising8640yea cause you are so brainwashed that you actually want to live under oppressive Shariah law 😂

[@phoenixrising8640]

@@terintiaflavius3349 they do look after us and are working very hard to rebuild Afghanistan and our economy despite all the challenges they face.

[@theshield2207]

Can i just say the cinematography here is amazing its like a movie

[@thedictationofallah]

All you do is place the camera angles correctly, add background music for the suspense and make it 4k quality. I'm surprised this is real.

[@jaz6753]

@@thedictationofallah i highly doubt it is

[@giorgioglartecci8777]

THAT S ISLAMIST CONCEPT OF DEMOCRACY ISLAM IS ALL OVER ARAB COUNTRIES !!!!!!

[@thedictationofallah]

@@jaz6753 It is 100% real. Had it been fake for some godforsaken reason, the actors would be considered underpaid. If this is acted then the producers would give charge you money to watch it.

[@thedictationofallah]

@@jaz6753 If it is a fake video - somehow -, then the actors are underpaid. You cant fake a documentary youtube video of this production level, this would mainly be a paid documentary if it was faked.

[@MissesWitch]

"these men are vultures" i'm surprised she spoke so powerfully, and glad about it!

[@SeaShellsSeaShells89]

@princeafghan7346 Brother she only said that about her brother in laws who were forcing her into marriage against her will. Not about all men there. You misunderstood.

[@bisvizstudio1242]

That's a proof that the Taliban actually don't oppress women if she talks boldly like that.

[@zsuzsamold]

​@princeafghan7346😂😂😂

[@Red22762]

So am I, it really took nerves of steel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-tb5hs6pf2m]

It's normal, racist stereotypes by western media have brainwashed you, it's ok i can understand

[@Asia_B_85]

The father who stood up for his daughter 🤌🏻❤️

[@blanco-sanchez450]

Bibi has a great father. You can tell he raised her as an equal; she’s very outspoken given the circumstances and I’m assuming she’s still a young girl.

[@ellie17604]

I was on the edge of my seat watching this and I was praying that she was not going to be forced to live with that despot, I cheered loudly when they told her she was allowed to live with her father a massive relief

[@sirfer6969]

Me too. Afghanistan is a messed up place because of their culture, but there is glimmer of hope in that ruling.

[@gekiryudojo]

It’s not real it’s just for KZbin

[@zylus58]

​@@gekiryudojohow did you know it's for youtube when you never go to the Afghanistan?

[@BLVCKSCORP]

@@gekiryudojo USA is the real ''only for youtube'' entertainment, just a big reality show, you're proof of it.

[@SCARRIOR]

@@zylus58 You say how does he know, but how do you know that he doesn't know?

[@CoolAdam247]

They sided with the poor woman and told the evil oppressive brother in law to F off which gives me hope for this world. Praying for peace and prosperity to finally arrive in Afghanistan.

[@ramatgan1]

@@ricksmith1673 You can clearly see the brother in law was evil and a heroin addict. The judge saw through this evil. Before the Taliban. People like him would just bribe the judge. Then people wonder why the Taliban defeated the Americans and they ran away.

[@CeK-er2ku]

​@SK-xp9xijudging by his look I'd say he smokes opium and not weed

[@omalbakhtiari2269]

They knew they were being filmed that's why. Taliban number one enemy has always been women

[@phoenixrising8640]

​​@@ricksmith1673No, it's not only about that. Firstly, these courts are thorough and follow strict Shariah Law. At the strat pf this Islamic Emirate government, after the foreign invader terrorists and their Afghan puppets were sent running, our Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan government put in place a law forbidding forced marriages and another to ensure that women get their rightful inheritance, and this is strictly followed. This drug addict was also probably taken to drug rehab as our Islamic Emirate government is working hard to help our drug addicts.

[@sia9907]

@@phoenixrising8640 Lol the way they violently round up addicts and force them to detox in a prison isn't very effective.

[@chanang453]

im so glad that poor girl could stay with her father and was not forced to live with her terrible brother inlaw....looks like the Taliban court looked after the girl in this case.....

[@the_son_of_man]

It's their womem after all

[@garrettholtz8379]

The fact that this was even a QUESTION proves that the law is unfair

[@m.b5777]

​@@garrettholtz8379the tradition of the culture was such but the Taliban are going against those traditions.

[@AfrojaKhatun-h1m]

​@@m.b5777😢😢😢😢😢

[@BaitulMukaddas]

​@@m.b5777😂😂

[@sandrapurucker6783]

I've never been more proud of another Woman..and so relieved on her behalf. Such a powerful video.Thank you

[@rathnammaraman1669]

What?! I think the judges acted most fairly in the woman's case!

[@kuqezi5733]

Yeah the west...

[@ZararSheikh-vo8bx]

In the west we have children family services taking her own children first and then free her 😂

[@ef2883]

yeah but they need to slander Islam...

[@misbahulhaque3977]

​@@ef2883 what are you trying to say ?

[@Redwan777]

@@ef2883 A law based on religion enforced without religion. Do you believe you make sense?

[@marykomu4356]

Very happy with the woman's case....justice is justice

[@FahadFSA]

@@vonnegutshot Go look at your OF subs bro...

[@cldn2]

Bro equated sharia law to taliban law lol@@vonnegutshot

[@rickmorty5215]

@@cldn2 It is sharia law.

[@ConsumptiveSoul]

@@cldn2 Taliban follow, sharia law

[@Aksarallah]

@@vonnegutshot 😂 you are not able to speak a word without it being a lie can you?

[@ammarahsajid8164]

Sharia clearly says that a woman can refuse marriage and she should be marry according to her desire or choice. She has inheritance rights which shows Sharia wants her to be able to have money and live freely. Of course while dressing modestly and not engaging in illicit relationships

[@taichi258]

​@JackRyan-ng1bo reports by those Westerners who clearly show enmity toward Taliban. Hence, those reports were rigged

[@ARGalib-tn1ru]

It's not true brother

[@manofwar2354]

​@JackRyan-ng1bothats people problem not islam Lmao

[@manofwar2354]

​@@ARGalib-tn1runo it is true you cant force her

[@foxtrott26]

@@ARGalib-tn1ru shows bow ignorant and lacking. In islamic knowledge u are go learn ur religion again. Before u talk and disgrace yourself

[@jericho4298]

At first, I couldn't tell if this was a documentary or a movie-the cinematics and videography are absolutely stunning!

[@1xsoofi]

Guy with ak 47 is attorney general

[@wel.ington]

@@aymenmarhoum they are ilegitimate government recognised by anyone.

[@Praying_Light_Force]

The Attorney General In My Country Is Much Worse.

[@jameshenderson5385]

😂😂😂

[@uwu_ujalarajput5590]

😂😂😂

[@Antarius1999]

The most awkward sentence be like :

[@armans47]

Translation mistake at 11:14, She mentions that her husband had 620,000 rupees not 62,000.

[@watchmeister007]

And it was a blood money

[@smartkhangaming8753]

​@@AR-qf7suthey call (kaldari) to Pakistani rupees. Thier currency is Afghani . Most of the areas of Afghanistan near Pakistan they use Pakistani rupees.

[@smartkhangaming8753]

@@AR-qf7su now it maybe ban but i have relatives in Afghanistan they were using Pakistani rupees in JalalAbad ..

[@xnoobplays2204]

​@@AR-qf7su Afghan Currency isn't stronger, no country is trading with Afghanistan at the moment. And the real worth of currencies is determined during free trade. As long as Afghanistan is isolated they can do whatever they want.

[@zaeemtahir3020]

@@xnoobplays2204 can you explain how you came to that conclusion how money worth works ?

[@MuizzyGo]

The key line was this is islamic law and pre islamic law. The sisters rights where restored properly and her voice was heard.The main part is the court said DO NOT BOTHER THIS WOMAN ANYMORE!

[@M_Uzi05]

Exactly that's the keyword

[@Whoop_6]

Afghanistan is Big Country so Every Muslim who live in europe ,Usa and other parts leave these country and join holly of sharia law you are feel proud to join the sharia law

[@Zebrot85]

The world is a big place. So do some research, find the most racist one and move there. They are waiting for you! @@Whoop_6

[@mareksicinski3726]

the point is, the distinction is fluid in fact, islam obv incorproates preislamic things, and Taliban islam in particular incorproates a lot of specfically Afghan cuistomary featues

[@irippiri2847]

That would be amazing, tell Europe/USA to drop sanctions and we'll flock to Afghanistan@@Whoop_6

[@junaida.chughtai6462]

The conclusion sentence shown contradicts the story of the documentary. The woman rights were actually protected by the Taliban court “Sharia” verdict

[@utilitasdunia]

Yes, their conclusions don't align with the evidence they showed in the video.

[@maulanaghazy2808]

A lot of violation against women still exist in afghanistan, but a lot of them are influenced by their custom. Sharia takes no part in those violation, but sadly it's still exist

[@johnnym1234]

She can't show her face and needs to get the court's permission to live with her father.

[@Hiro7445-]

​@@johnnym1234Sounds much better than being around and this is exactly what prevents the western fall in countries that are actually sane

[@slickbill9488]

lol she should have to ask a court about it

[@hectorrijwan3484]

they took "justice delayed is justice denied" very seriously, took only 24 hours to a case like that.

[@nostro1940]

Yes... The quality of their justice is on the other hand: *beyond abysmal* , no due process what so ever

[@hectorrijwan3484]

@@nostro1940 But I see no problem here. She doesn’t want to marry so %uck off. It doesn’t need any due process or something like that tbh.

[@TheDragonshadow1231]

Nostro western mind secularism law. 3-5 months or 1 year and with corruption and pulling strings. Women sometimes do no justice at all 😂

[@dickfamily8825]

​@@nostro1940 what? At least we dont have ugly and money hungry lawyers like you do making things slow

[@blackburnetr7541]

​@@nostro19403iq

[@YellowCab524]

I’m glad the Courts gave the sister her wish to live with her father. Buddy looks like a grease ball. All he wanna do is get high all day

[@johnadams2750]

He was desperate the perv

[@islamonlysolution461]

guy was criminal and he wanted enslave women and childern

[@WhoThisMonkey]

she will be married off to some other guy within a month.

[@fluidlessanimations8689]

​@@WhoThisMonkeyat her request, forced marriage in itself are invalid by shariah law, this video proved it

[@solomons5669]

@@WhoThisMonkeyDo you think she wants to be single all her life?

[@JustHuman87]

Blows my mind that someone was able to film this

[@kalebanth8323]

Don’t believe everything you see…

[@4evrmind]

Why? Talibans are not like the western media depicts them at all.

[@marcodesalud7034]

this video confirms they are everything the west believes about them...

[@user-hhf234fse]

@@4evrmind they're literally terrorists wtf are you talkin about?

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

No doubt the Taliban cherry picked the cases that could be filmed (I'm not condeming them for this everyone does it).

[@arunganapathy9501]

I stumbled on this video and stayed on ...gripping and a real eye opener

[@ylilycam]

A father protecting his daughter

[@azaadalli8761]

And Daughter will get the best rewards for taking care of her father- her door to Jannah.

[@shadygaming6523]

nah a father protecting his daughter would'v slain them, and even before that she wouldn't be wearing a slave's clothes

[@sirfer6969]

@@shadygaming6523 Why? So he could end up in jail too? You're the opposite of intelligent

[@babajanshinwari3983]

Yas

[@Pete-B00TYJuice]

True. But, he's also a member in a backwards society that looks down on women.

[@bucketofbarnacles]

Thank you, The New Yorker, for making this visible to the world.

[@Alicheema-]

Not to the world only to the American. Whole world knew about this long time ago

[@TTruthTrue]

​@@Alicheema-youre accusing Americans not knowing who did Sept 11 and al qaeda Musla

[@OMARKHAN970]

​@@TTruthTruegay shri rand turn is next

[@autumnicleaf]

@@OMARKHAN970 - You've a keen observation.

[@OMARKHAN970]

@@autumnicleaf Alhamdulillah we can sense our enemy best

[@BabyDiariess]

People watching this like: - in bed - not in a full screen - reading comments

[@revivalist355]

In bed hahaha

[@AbhishekPal-dv2gv]

Watching this lying on grass with bright sunshine and cold wind flowing 😂

[@eternalbliss1767]

Lol you nailed it , im on bed, not in a full screen, and was reading the comments. 😊💯✅️

[@thegem597]

😅😅😅😅

[@Basahi]

Exactly

[@FaraZaminii]

To the creators of this piece: this is an amazing piece and I hope you appreciate how fortunate you are that you are in a position to make something like this for newyorker

[@samshquamar7680]

This is not for NewYorker or some Landoner. It for mankind to demonstrate how much it is important to impart justice without prejudice for an ordered society.

[@DaPhreshestKidd]

@@samshquamar7680 lol the publication that produced this film is named "The NewYorker" 😁🤣

[@ucmadeit3258]

But they didn't make it solely for the new yorker or it wouldn't have seen the light of day.@@DaPhreshestKidd

[@gerunkwon2598]

@@ucmadeit3258 nah bro, if the new yorker didnt do it, vice would

[@observer8477]

ordered society by islam????????what drugs are you on,i want too...peace,peace,peace by religion of peace,islam pure evil peace,pure evil justice...pure hypocricy and corruption at day at the court,at night at basha bazi holy nights....yeah brother all true about islam...this holy religion came to bring justice and not hate...true all true stories of islam....@@samshquamar7680

[@media3JBL]

The best part, I didn't see anyone paying a lawyer.

[@Antarius1999]

I think because lawyers does not exist in charia law.

[@azeemiqbal181]

​@@Antarius1999*Sharia Law

[@leomandchourian5460]

Sharia= English . Charia= french. ​@@azeemiqbal181

[@PARABOLA1966]

Just be glad you live where lawyers, can represent you, mate.

[@thewonderfulwizardoftheweb1053]

Lawyers can save you years or even a lifetime of freedom. To me that is priceless.

[@scout005]

The cinematography is incredible. Several times I felt that a portrait could be made of the still frame. Well done.

[@M_J_TN]

One doesn't need to be a genius to discern the bias evident in this channel. The selected music creates a Resident Evil atmosphere, and the manipulation of people's emotions and perspective through strategic montage is insanely dishonest. What a shame.

[@TheOzumat]

@@M_J_TN Well, you're clearly not a genius... that much we all can tell.

[@M_J_TN]

​@@TheOzumat Go get it boy

[@ami.o3574]

@@M_J_TN yeah the ominous music is so funny but it also completely influences the vibe of the video to the viewers

[@kashafsait75]

Even the small court of Afghanistan with no fan no lights no ac no chairs no tables no cushions no computer no printer ... and the list go on but still do JUSTICE in short period of which cannot be done anywhere else

[@HarshDude126]

It's easy to reach a quick verdict when you don't bother to look at the evidence or give people time to build a case. This justice is a joke.

[@karimalabnoudy658]

@@HarshDude126 we've ruled the world for over 900 years with this justice, over 47 muslim countries with many other religions. you're the joke, boy! don't make fool of yourself. you even got lands that called for muslims to take over, lol.

[@saudfaisal239]

​@@HarshDude126Such a judgement should be taken instantly because the widow clearly stated she won't live in the same house nor she will marry any of her brother in law. Please explain why you think such a simple case be investigated further? What exactly be investigated? Just for my knowledge. I studied some law 25 years ago.

[@tomiwa1a]

@@saudfaisal239 This is part of what they try to do. Cover a simple matter in confusion and obfuscate something that is clear. Delay, Deny, Defend. I am really impressed by what I see here. A case like this would take at least 1 month in Canada where I live where simply all that is required is the testimony of the people involved and some witnesses. The most important witness is the wife and she has already spoken. Case closed. Alihamdulilah.

[@nost8243]

@@tomiwa1a Are you stupid? In Canada this 'case' would never reach the point where it appears before a court. I can also guarantee that the judge isn't going to beat a confession out of you.

[@joec9616]

Beautiful piece, some of the best journalism I’ve ever seen

[@Abdurrahman-ms9ke]

I agree, very nice cinematography. They let the people speak mostly except when they ended it off with the "women are not given human rights" lol. The Judge was explaining that the Wests idea of human rights doesn't align with the human rights Islam gives. Classic orientalism.

[@54plus41]

believe me if those cases were in modern western based courts,it would take soo long to solve.

[@buddahluvaz8]

Did they solve them though? I didn’t hear any evidence just very unveiled threats of beating and one guy physically getting whipped until they presumably confess. And in the woman’s case her autonomy wouldn’t even be brought into question in the west lol

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

Not only the time, the cost as well.

[@SBHighlander_74]

They need more money to roll the cases 😂

[@Dave-ji1yp]

MOVE THERE.

[@yasminea7149]

Cases also took a very long in the court system of the previous government and also involved bribery often. That is why some people living in areas under the control of the previous government and their justice system, would go to Taliban courts in Taliban controlled areas to get their cases resolved quickly.

[@rgb8013]

10:54 - You can see the helplessness in her eyes. She doesn't want to get involve with that family ever again. 12:50 - Justice is serve.

[@dangermouse9348]

I presume that is said with heavy levels of Irony. Seeing as you can't see any part of her face?

[@rgb8013]

@@dangermouse9348 I see her teary eys. She wants to leave her husband's family to return to her father. Did l missed something?

[@vero9348]

​@rgb8013 so cool you've got X rays vision

[@eddiecaruth7704]

If you look closely - - you can surely see it in her eyes.

[@vero9348]

@@eddiecaruth7704 if you're Superman

[@m.iqbalbhat7394]

This film has been concluded with this line ,"under the Taliban , women continu to be denied basic human rights , education and opportunities" But this is totally contradicting with the film when in court women have been given clear opportunity and they listen and gave decision by which women got a big relief to spend her life with her own choice

[@robinmeade7573]

Stop it Islamist. We don't know how they are treated when cameras are not there. We don't know how she will be treated once her father is gone. She had to be veiled head to toe, something men don't have to. The fact that the guy was convinced it was his to take and they ended up in the court in the first place is very telling. Eff that country. Eff Islam.

[@michaelotieno6524]

Maybe California needs such a court to deal with shop lifters

[@navidmazeedian3152]

Haha 👍 😄

[@FahadFSA]

where would u like to do the public hand chopping?

[@MnM_CuteCatClips]

​@@FahadFSAYankee Stadium in da Bronx, perhaps.

[@thecoolcarhd4402]

Thats Too expensive and will cost tax payers, INSANE AMMOUNTS OF MONEY!

[@abejaamarilla4961]

May be?? IN ALL CONTINENT!! AND START WITH ALL POLITICIANS!!

[@polyglot8]

I've been twice a defendant in Sharia courts in the Middle East, once defending the interests of my company and the other time, personally, following a minor car accident. In both cases, I had to swallow my logic and pride and take a loss with a small "l" rather than risk a big "L" on appeal. On the plus side, it was quick and cheap (no lawyers), and the fine was miniscule.

[@meeraakif6192]

Islamic law is based on Logic and Justice and wisdom and I don't know exactly what type of court you are talking about where you have to swallow your logic

[@HunterShows]

@@meeraakif6192 There are two sides in every case.

[@cannabisnj]

​@@meeraakif6192it only makes sense in an islamic context it's ok for islamic tradition to influence legislation which is the case in many muslim majority countries but to use sharia as an unwavering standard is a different story.. but i'm not an islamist so it'd be surprising if i thought otherwise 🤷

[@kim-o-san]

What's "I" and "L"?

[@halmstadrapbeats8084]

@@kim-o-san Small "L" and big "L". A small L looks the same as the letter "I", (like this l - I) an "L" stands for loss, so taking a small "L" means taking a small loss as opposed to a big loss (Big L)

[@alphawolf566]

Justice came swift, justice came cheap, justice came strong!

[@troooooper100]

ahahah yep

[@marcusaurelius7750]

I guess one man's justice is another adult woman's being forced to cover their body and face with fabric their entire life, and rely on the defense of a father in court rather than being handed off to her dead husbands brother to be raped and tortured. Just for the record, if this woman's father was dead - do you really think the Taliban would allow her to live on her own? If so, with what money would she even be able to support them?

[@troooooper100]

@@marcusaurelius7750 you're confused

[@marcusaurelius7750]

@@troooooper100 Ah, I must be. Care to explain exactly how and what I am confused about?

[@EcsTop]

@@marcusaurelius7750 you thought the women needed her father to not marry the brother of her husband

[@gregzoller9003]

I appreciate this is an honest piece-not sensationalized. Certainly different, but it is a system of justice. Very communal and seems focused on solving a problem. The hardest part is the he-said/he-said arguments: He stole my land! No, I didn’t…

[@junaidshabir4328]

Thankfully She was given justice ⚖️

[@AQTech-od5yn]

Yeah but look at the note at end. Total hypocracy by New Yorker

[@bruhno1545]

@@AQTech-od5yn the end note wasnt wrong tho, women dont have education basic human rights or opportunities in afghanistan

[@AQTech-od5yn]

@@bruhno1545 LOl they are developing infra structure and try to run the country and all you people have issues with minor problem which they have said multiple times will resolve once bigger issues regarding economy are resolved. USA has siezed the dollars and what not. welcome to real world. getting food to belly is more of a priority than education. Once basic life necessaties are addressed than education can resume.

[@die9618]

hypocrisy? the hypocrisy is yall sucking talibans balls in this comment section@@AQTech-od5yn

[@germanshepherd6638]

How?! In America women don’t need to go to court in order to leave their abusers!

[@a4482921]

In “civilised” nations, the process of obtaining justice is itself a punishment. It can take years of gruelling court proceedings and a fortune in money to resolve disputes, wading through Kafkaesque bureaucracies and incomprehensible legal jargon. This means that the mechanisms of justice are not available to the underprivileged people who can’t afford lawyers who can navigate the system on their behalf. Thus, law becomes another tool for the powerful to keep their inferiors down. Whether or not you agree with the actual values, principles and laws of the Taliban, it’s nice to see an accessible way of doing justice.

[@rickp3753]

Lol, are you insane? These people are monsters.

[@coolbuddydude1]

Was there really any real justice happening there? it seemed very basic.

[@russkiypirat]

Based on a nonsense book.

[@chom09]

@@russkiypirat nonse or not nonsens, the justice is served under that book. Not happy? don't watch

[@AbuGhazi888]

​@coolbuddydude1 have you ever been charged in a court of law under US law ? For example say you had a fight on the street and instead the next guy charges you for assault ?

[@atharvabhosale3529]

I don't care about other cases the Woman's case was handled so well I am happy she got her freedom and wasn't treated as a property in inheritance.

[@bandeano3870]

freedom? she can only live with her father, she can't even walk on the street alone.

[@SK-ns6sl]

​@@bandeano3870which is more than any western woman is privileged to. Alhamdulillah Islam honours and protects women, the fathers and brothers don't abandon them to the streets. ThankGod for Islam! No wonder more western women are coming to Islam than even the men. Check the stats

[@bandeano3870]

@@SK-ns6sl some people believe their own lies, and you are clearly one of them. There has never been a time in the history of Islam where there have been so many people leaving the faith and calling themselves ex-Muslims. 50 to 60 years ago there were no ex-Muslims, today there are millions. avalanche of apostacy

[@magdavanthuis3924]

@@SK-ns6sl "honored and protected" you mean beatings, intimidation, threats, control, complete domination over women. I have several female and male friends who were raised in a Muslim family and we have talked about it in private. The only reasons why they pretend that they are still following Islam is because of their parents or family members. Islam is crumbling, little by little. you can thank the internet for that, people's eyes are opening. And you can pretend it doesn't happen, but deep down you know I'm telling the truth. Even in Saudi Arabia and Iran people throw Qurans into the sewer. in the country where "everyone" is Muslim and where Islam originated. how is that possible? Kafirs in the "holy" land?

[@thenewmdzak]

@@bandeano3870 How about this. Dont believe anybody or anything. Read the quran and judge by yourself.

[@ayu_92k6]

Amazing cinematography and the message is delivered beautifully ❤ , An absolute masterpiece.

[@00anta]

Poignant and beautifully shot.

[@chaudhry6769]

Captions are not acurate. They said women should coperate(live in unity) with husbands not "obey" husbands entirely as husband may command something immoral, etc..

[@Yomomma-jf9iy]

Thank you. What does the widow really say between 12:04 - 12:10 ? Do you offer translations?

[@yaghistani11]

​@@Yomomma-jf9iyshe said they are still saying come with us like in a threatening way and she said they are powerful

[@Yomomma-jf9iy]

@@yaghistani11 Thank you.

[@yahyad25]

Thank you, the original translation was upsetting as that is clearly not Islam as defined by the Quran and the example of the Prophet Muhammad. Your translation is inline, which makes one wonder if the mistranslation was done intentionally.

[@jilsephony8403]

@@yahyad25 in the Qur'an it is written, that women owe obedience to their husbands.

[@Army_Retired]

I deployed to Afghanistan for all of 2007 and spent considerable time around Afghans in their villages. I have a great admiration for their culture, despite it being so opposite of my own American culture. The producers did a phenomenal job bringing to life places, sights, and sounds I once was immersed in. This is a great documentary that touches at the heart of Afghan culture and what it’s all about.

[@mustafeabdi8483]

Were you learned anything about Islam? And read Qur'an, plz spare some time to read the Qur'an

[@Juancollins69]

@@mustafeabdi8483a book that want you to be violent? No thanks

[@mooncake6157]

@@Juancollins69 lmaoooo brainwashed ignorant guy

[@lzbhcvm6747]

​@@mustafeabdi8483 Read the same book IS IS reads? No thanks

[@adnan3441]

​@@Juancollins69where does it says? Reference please

[@TheNarstonerz]

Incredible documentary. Thank you !

[@RobloxLivvy]

Wow, the district judge is level headed 😮 and calm, composed before judgements. Did not expect that.

[@tedhitchcock8791]

These guys have been through a lot, and learned a thing or two about the world.

[@blenderrecon8284]

Yes. He calmly stated "This time, his bones need to be broken. Take him to the prison"

[@atiffarhan619]

​@@blenderrecon8284the word 'this time' itself is showing that he's a repeat offender

[@Handle0108]

its figure of speech@@blenderrecon8284

[@BestMods168]

@@Pierrespere-vm5ofsince you like to spam so much: in the US, all it takes is a woman's lie to ruin a man's life.

[@nevergate_official]

Very beautifully filmed and very special for such an insight into how Taliban/Sharia law works. For me as a Westerner it is unimaginable. Everything in this film is at odds with how we experience democracy in our part of the world.

[@thetruth3454]

Yes that may be true but we should learn to let them deal with things their way.

[@McXyu]

Taliban/Sharia law not working at all. It is not justice.

[@rw3745]

I wonder how the champions of human rights are handling the massacre in Gaza

[@thetruth3454]

@@rw3745 they're hypocrites

[@McXyu]

@@rw3745 keep wondering

[@Honest_Question]

I like how even though the brother in law is clearly in the wrong according to Sharia law, the judges took their time and listened to both sides of the story. To me that is a sign of wisdom.

[@leonardniamh]

Try being female

[@mr.grumpy]

Is it also a sign of wisdom that the judge says "whip him, beatings make people tell the truth."

[@CalCap]

You're too easily satisfied then

[@Honest_Question]

@@CalCap Why?

[@CalCap]

@@Honest_Question it’s not a sign of wisdom at all.

[@roshanamv7278]

As a hindu whose grandfather and father have given tons of money to lawyers will only say respect for this court

[@mrlaughoutloud]

Dang! That's the fastest swift justice I have ever watch. In just 2 days, in freakin' 2 days.

[@mikedegrassetyson8807]

Reminds me of the Athenian courts

[@Notmehimorthem]

It's not justice, they do not know how to understand truth or facts

[@azhmir4586]

@@Notmehimorthem how do you know that?

[@Girlypop220]

yes, because the rules of the quran are clear and just

[@Skeletron1000]

@@Notmehimorthem Justice is paying a lawyer 200k, and playing paperwork games with an American court for 4 years. :^]

[@amirsohail-jr1fw]

Real justice done for the harassed women to live freely with her children and father. My salutes to Sharia law. The Sharia court well said that : "Women ( widow ) is NOT the commodity of inheritance"

[@gothicgolem2947]

The start of the video shows the bad part of sharia law tho

[@naveed1986]

Wow what a swift decision, justice delivered instantly. Cannot believe it, bravo, really happy for the woman, she can now live in peace.

[@InsiderBoy]

That's very naive of you to believe that. I'm realistic and she was most likely beaten into saying she'll marry one of them after this taping.

[@DaveZee823]

You really need to study the death cult Islam a little more.

[@AbdullahKhan-cy8cc]

? why would you assume her father who just defended her would beat her into marrying them when the court already decided that they can not bother her any more, pretty racist remark.@@InsiderBoy

[@InsiderBoy]

@@AbdullahKhan-cy8cc If you think this wasn’t a sham case to make us westerners believe that islam is somehow reformed then your brain is smoother than a river rock.

[@deathninja16]

dude.its common plkace....are you this nieve?@@AbdullahKhan-cy8cc

[@tievlogs]

it is hard to believe that some people are defending this type of regime... imma terrified!

[@Huz7Edits]

It is hard to believe people believe this propoganda 😂

[@ibrahimmustafa7185]

im more terrified by the justice system in the west

[@Drjarso]

I see justice at basic.THAT IS WHAT COMMON PEOPLE WANT

[@linasramanauskas6079]

Yes, especially foot whipping. I would welcome that practice in US. It would certainly shorten court proceedings and save taxpayers money.

[@Drjarso]

@@linasramanauskas6079 true

[@CasinoBanks-vd2xe]

Yes but remember even under the previous government this went on and nothing would happen

[@tobiasbritton]

I sure don't wont there justice. Better start throwing the first stone.

[@subfreak1621]

@umbrellastudio7481 you're the clown here, because if you did see the video you would realize that's exactly what the judge said when he said the choice is up to the woman.

[@maazuthman6769]

Hence proved, the poor woman got her swift justice in just two days.

[@drmursalhassan4346]

Alahu akbar that is sharia low not democarcy

[@moltenlava1877]

u look like a trorst

[@stevecurtis6288]

YEH BUT SOME BLOKE HAD HIS FEET WHACKED WITH A STICK !

[@NSNCNB]

@@drmursalhassan4346 me Muslim but I don't think our religion has anything against democracy.

[@dodderythedromedary6890]

yes much like i can do my essay in 5 minutes, justice takes time, it's not a 2 day process.

[@AnnoyingDonkey42]

Her brother needs to read the Holy Qur'an, it says you may NOT force a woman into marriage, she MUST accept it too.

[@Notmehimorthem]

Her brother needs to ditch the 'holy' Quran and so do you. it's time to wake up, there are no reliogious prophets.

[@TheDragonshadow1231]

​@@Notmehimorthem There is and only through the holy Quran. Stop putting secularism devil corruption law lol

[@shadygaming6523]

why would he do that? not everyone follows a certain book or a certain law, these are taliban they're subhuman they follow no law

[@linkfromzelda1002]

@mohamedftah2306 Which creator?

[@Notmehimorthem]

Another religious fool that rally thinks that there is some kind of creator that is going to hand pick a murderous medieval warlord to be the final messenger for ‘his’ word in only one language, blah blah blah. Mohamed was psychotic he h3rd voices. Nowadays he wou.d be treated with antipsychotics, that is Al there is. No special message. In my clinics I see these messengers all the time, it’s a bog standard psychotic symptom, not special in any way. Time to face actual reality no medieval nonsense

[@anirudhjagannath7295]

Where can I watch this movie

[@joeguzman3558]

It's amazing to see a judge laying on a mattress given his decision lol

[@Madboiwastaken]

oil country threw a tantrums and stole money rightfully theirs when Afghanistan didn't stay under their paid politicians. That's why he's on a mattress

[@cnopy]

It doesn’t matter if he is sitting on a lavish court room or not. There are corrupt judges sitting on velvet chairs around the world.

[@taifullahafridi5487]

no one can go against there decission

[@weirdstrafer9263]

Its their culture. They probably laugh at western judges wearing those wigs

[@Spoiled_horsegirl]

​@@weirdstrafer9263 They have no room to be laughing

[@mikhailmateen585]

Well I've been to many family courts this one was amazing the lady got her rights pronto. Hats off to the judges

[@justinwillingale2086]

plus got what she desired living with her father and taking care of him as she would be safer doing that in order to locate a decent husband.

[@drhalinah111]

Sharia law protect women as shown above

[@zeplyn5684]

This women has no rights. She has to decide who is better her in-laws or her father

[@Daddy-Maggus]

@@drhalinah111 bro to protect ? The woman is sitting in a power ranger suit in the second row in a court where the hearing is about whether she has to live in a house and marry someone she doesn't want to. That would be a ridiculous case even in North Korea

[@Looch1717]

Lmao, her rights? Shes allowed to live with her father. She will be expected to marry. She cant walk around alone, she cant wear what she wants, she cant get a lot of jobs, she cant study what she wants, she is practically owned by her father now.

[@asattar973]

Marriage is a contract in Islamic jurisprudence. Proposal and acceptance are must.

[@asharahmad1068]

Marriage is not a small thing or a joke in Islam. It's a big responsibility which requires patience acceptance love trust care understanding principles justice

[@asattar973]

@@Pierrespere-vm5of nobody can help you.... sickmind.... 4 witnessess are for allegation of adultery

[@sunsetgames4682]

@@Pierrespere-vm5of what...

[@truthboom]

marry when poor, then complain about starving 10+ childrens...

[@BlueSaladid]

@@truthboom Better than not marrying, then having kids out of wedlock who don't have food _or_ a father

[@justaperson2247]

cinematography of this documentary is amazing.

[@katiacontreras3289]

This is like traveling back in time

[@amirhamza7610]

So what's wrong in that? Grown up in artificial world won't know the taste of this real world

[@Fareeh.]

They are not a rich nation. That's the reason. Its not developed

[@JohnSmith-cq6jn]

@@Fareeh. I would say its cause islamic countries are ruled by religious law, free thought is dead

[@Fareeh.]

@@JohnSmith-cq6jn qatar, uae, saudi,Oman,Kuwait,bahrain etc are all islamic countries. Do you feel like you are in the past when you travel there. For 95% of islamic history muslim nations were either the superpower or one of the superpowers of the world eg - rashidun Caliphate,abbasid Caliphate,ummayad caliphate, ottoman empire etc. It is only in the modern time that muslim nations are no longer a superpower.

[@JohnSmith-cq6jn]

@@Fareeh. Yes... Because they used to conquer/enslave/convert every people they encounter..... They literally believe the same today they believed 200 years ago. they can't even stop fighting amongst themselves. While most countries have chosen to develop their nations, Majority of Islamic nations seem to be wasting away. The rich seem to be sucking the rest dry through corruption and greed. They care little for their own people. Only 20% of Muslims in Muslim countries have PIPED WATER. They literally cannot even provide clean water for their people. Its Humiliating

[@ahmedelatrouz8044]

No need to pay for Lawyers, justice is justice.

[@Magicallstore]

Islam has no lawyers only witnesses and evidence that's it

[@FlyGuy2000]

The problem with lawyers is that it creates a two-tiered justice system; those who can afford to spend more than the prosecution, and those who can't.

[@Magicallstore]

@@FlyGuy2000 then only rich people will get justice

[@FlyGuy2000]

@@Magicallstore More like the opposite of justice.

[@iCANT_BELIEVE_YOU_SAID_THAT]

It's a business here.

[@MirMahmud2003]

In my country of Bangladesh, such thing usually takes 5 to 6 years to solve this and lawyers won't digest even if you give tonnes of money.

[@Supreme.honour.leader]

Same here in Pakistan

[@Arkus123]

Same in Mongolia

[@jarifsadman6751]

If you are a follower of awami league religion then it is easier for you to win the case in a week

[@Arkus123]

@@jarifsadman6751 what the heck awami league.

[@Hamastern]

@@Arkus123Ruling democratic party led by a woman.

[@spadeofspades958]

People have the nerve to complain about living in America and their rights here. Mind blowing

[@miked4027]

I was thinking the same thing. People really don't know how easy they have it in the West. It's unfortunate that those who complain about the freedoms and opportunities available to them within their civilised Western culture don't consider moving to other countries with cultures that better suit their interests and needs.

[@greencow4554]

@@miked4027 +1. ignorance is at a all time high it seems

[@FatBoy-f9p]

​@@miked4027 did you even what the video or are you just racist?

[@FatBoy-f9p]

​Islam is the ultimate civilisation is protects ,vulnerable and establishes justice and truth

[@abdulmajid427]

Justice has been done. NO matter what type of court is this!

[@Steve-wx9gl]

Any evidence?

[@abdulmajid427]

@@Steve-wx9gl if uh didn't find evidence then what were you watching in the video??

[@ashikiqbal8254]

To put the end disclaimer on clip needs a mountain amount of shamelessness, I want to congratulate the directors. Bravo!

[@juxtapositionMS]

💯

[@scintillam_dei]

The Big Apple is rotten.

[@ShankarSivarajan]

If they didn't do that, people might decide for themselves what they think of the Taliban's courts and legal system.

[@juxtapositionMS]

@@ShankarSivarajan Let people decide then. Why manipulate?

[@agellidmalik]

@@juxtapositionMS That's his point bro 😅

[@isaachelton4623]

Every talking about how fairly she was treated is insane. The fact that she had to go to court at all, to have to fight in a legal battle over who she gets to live with is testament to the tailians opression of women.

[@bmssakib3808]

In Western countries wife living with boyfriend is allowed and the wife will also get alimony for it. In Islam the person with whom the woman will live has to bare every responsibility of the woman so it needs to be taken seriously.

[@mahmudhasan4309]

she had to go to the court because they were bothering her, so she went to the court. justice served

[@mansaf.com34]

She went to the court because she was being harassed

[@r7ahtesham885]

Dude seriously ??? Have you like ? Seen what's up with women in the western nations ? Constant leering and cat calling. The woman here took him to court for a similar reason. He never stopped telling her to marry him. Probably because of the inheritance she got but regardless.

[@totototototototitototit]

Just like us you got a problem weather your a women or a men goes to court does in your country you go to police only? Lol

[@antisocialbarbie1587]

So respectfully though like wow "Why are you in jail, brother?"

[@Adnankhanv4]

Big shout to New Yorker channel for visiting our province ❤

[@vishalsarvaiya]

I am happy to see truth and justice prevails all the time

[@dawoodsaeed7394]

​@@Pierrespere-vm5oftotally wrong interpretation of Sharia law👎

[@DarkprinX]

idiot

[@j.r.8176]

Efficiency at its finest! Justice was served with minimal time and little to no money wasted. Not ideal for a big developed city but perfect for a small rural community like that!

[@Rootle2]

We must leave the country and people to get on with their own affairs and sort themselves out, because foreign interference only sets back the justice and stability that we claim to want for them

[@TheComputec]

But all the west tried to do was give Afghanistan democracy.... I'm joking of course

[@miregal6969]

A nationalist mindset is not open minded and it's not going to help anyone progress. If we allow every Islamist organisation or other radical organisation to turn every other country in the world into a shithole, we must expect hundreds of millions of refugees who want to live in a peaceful, open-minded world. Tackling global problems like mass migration or climate change is only possible with a global community. Not "leaving other countries to their devices".

[@xa-12musk8]

Afghanistan was never going to abandon radical Islam the Taliban or sharia law,that's the issue. But ideally the country would not be run by such an antiquated worthless system.

[@Dream-on7ps]

What about when they come to EU? Should we leave them to "get on with their own affairs and sort themselves out"?

[@____MC____]

Thats because that wasnt the real motivation. A certian tiny country wants its enemies wiped off the earth. They hate western nations more if you can believe it.

[@Damita-ye2yl]

Good! I'm glad they let her go back to her father, hopefully one of her children is a boy. Her father can influence him in her favor and she'll never have to remarry. What a world, what a world...

[@johnferguson4985]

I sincerely hope that it was a true representation. I have to believe by the way it was worded/translated that 1) It may not be the rule but they didn't want to seem "midevel" 2) that if it were the court members on trial then they would be sides with.

[@Damita-ye2yl]

@johnferguson4985 I hope so too. Her father was walking up to the court in one frame so I hope that was real.

[@bny7y]

She can remarry if she wants. Her father won't be able to provide for her forever and children need a father figure in their lives

[@starfighter27990]

Its sad in the Taliban government now she would have to remarry one day to provide for herself and children since they aren't providing education and jobs for woman.

[@Damita-ye2yl]

@@starfighter27990 they can't trade or do business?

[@mindgamer3025]

Justice given to the women on her wants ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TransgirlsEnjoyer]

thats restraining order

[@Parimal-o1g]

No matter how hard you try to convince yourself of this, don't you feel a certain something gnawing away at you?

[@3HAB3]

As an Afghan I have to say that how powerful the media is and how badly it can represents a country and a culture and I do not blame you as a consumer to think the way you think. by some shots in the middle of no where they represent a culture like that, unfair.

[@starlonga]

They accuse the Taliban of everything between the heavens and the earth, but the Taliban offers a fair, quick and simple judicial system, compared to the crooked west and its corruption. I say: Leave the Taliban alone. Let them thrive.

[@personalelorenzo6922]

But how would we western countries control oil and heroin trade in the region?

[@starlonga]

@@personalelorenzo6922 We'll have to calculate: What is more cost efficient? Invading their country (again) and controlling oil and heroin and mineral trade, or just letting them be ... ?

[@personalelorenzo6922]

@@starlonga I was being cinical.but no doubt someone seriously sat down and considered all these things before deciding to withdraw.

[@Parimal-o1g]

No matter how hard you try to convince yourself of this, don't you feel a certain something gnawing away at you?

[@H2oRiz]

2 minutes in, did I just see the prisoners and camp guards pray together in harmony?

[@ukacip9310]

yes

[@relaeh8961]

It’s different at our place) visit us if you could ❤

[@ateequrrahman6916]

come to islam

[@H2oRiz]

@@ateequrrahman6916 Already have brother.

[@ARTISTESSER-123]

yep! in islam prayer is sacred, everybody prays together no matter what, it is seen as rude and almost disrespectful to refuse to pray along-side somebody if given the oppurutuiny, you would be better to rip out there heart and feed it to them.

[@naufallabibfawwaz1123]

I really hope that Afghanistan can become a developed and prosperous country in the future

[@paulm3969]

Has about a 2000 year bridge to gap, let's hope they make it.

[@24mmfilm40]

Once Afghanistan was a first world country. Everybody in the world wants to be their citizen so much that pregnant women go on visiting visa to give birth there . Then i woke up 😂😂😂😂

[@ramsaybolton9151]

Not with Sharia law lmao.

[@nisoshahabibzadeh]

Nothing wrong with dreaming and delusions? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nisoshahabibzadeh]

​@@paulm3969they won't, though?!? 😂

[@WilyTuber]

This was pretty eye opening. A reality of other very different realms we can't deny. No poker night in this place.

[@donaldkelly3983]

Very well done and illuminating!

[@hamimvy]

This is our Islam,Where the rightful one get their rights this way,Thank you guys for showing it to the world...

[@Moissawy]

The phrase written at the end of the film contradicted the court ruling in her favor

[@JDG-hq8gy]

So just because she isn't forced to marry someone, means she isn't oppressed?

[@zutella22]

​@JDG-hq8gy so would oppression mean her being forced to marry someone? Ofcourse not. The statement at the end was indeed contradictory to what the ruling was

[@BlueSaladid]

They had it ready no matter the outcome 😂

[@ERROR204.]

​@@zutella22the text wasn't about the ruling it was about their continued oppression despite the "positive" ruling. Not to mention the ruling wouldn't even be necessary if they weren't living in the stone age in the first place

[@EcsTop]

@@ERROR204.someone tries to keep you in his house and think that it is normal do you not need authority to help you asking the court for example ?

[@OrcaSnack]

Supported and funded by New Yorker readers and subscribers!

[@Seattlefan77]

Very straight forward where you can speak with each other like human beings

[@HarshDude126]

Yeah, I just love the no due process. The part where evidence doesn't matter at all and verdicts are rendered based on a judge's emotions alone. What a great system.

[@Seattlefan77]

@@HarshDude126 I can tell you've never stepped outside of your fly-over state

[@FatBoy-f9p]

​@@HarshDude126you do know appeals courts exist and their is a paperwork done also. I don't see anyone going bankrupt dealing with this too

[@azure4100]

Due process? Like Guantanamo? Today the US government declared intention to invade the Hague International Criminal Court. That speaks for itself.

[@worldview2888]

When i watch this, only one thing comes to mind - they are just doing what they can to correct their society and maintain justice in ways that they can uphold within their own limited resources.

[@domainexpress]

i agree. with more resources etc they would develop a more sophisticated system of proofs and checks

[@observer8477]

you are wrong,sharia law countries are the most corrupt you idiot!you know nothing!

[@Raptor-hv7zu]

U nailed it ❤

[@relaeh8961]

Afghanistan It’s a beautiful graveyard for empires, my friend. New Yorker should thank Taliban for letting them in. USA still has Afghanistans money frozen in federal reserves. The fact that westerners Zionists try to oppose sharia law is because it’s against their interests. Women rights are an excuse to keep Taliban being hated by people who follow the mainstream media. you don’t hear media tell you: Even though USA has sanctioned and frozen most of Afghan assets, still Afghan currency did better than US dollar recently.

[@falconmclenny7284]

No, its just muslims being muslims.

[@Maverick_42]

This video is like a time machine going back a thousand year in the past, if not more.

[@x_obert2177]

No it's just showing a culture that wasn't subjugated by western empires

[@Maverick_42]

@@x_obert2177 That culture was also subjugated and is now at a stand still.

[@studyrecapped]

Yes Really, Time machine of how God's choosen people have came back after 2000years and back in bussiness with Genocide (in Gaza) 😃 They doing same corruption on land for which they were disbanded across Planet in Past😁.

[@jodofe4879]

@@x_obert2177So in other words, still stuck in the Middle Ages before the Western Enlightenment.

[@tarektechmarine8209]

@@Maverick_42 it's been subjugated for a while and no one has actually built it up, you could argue different for india and south africa but not for afghanistan.

[@andreyromashchenko8967]

That’s like time traveling 2500 years into the past.

[@MTASHUNKAB]

I know..yet they think that's not causing a problem..smdh

[@EcsTop]

@@MTASHUNKAB what problems are they causing by following sharia law ?

[@EcsTop]

yeah it's because they're not able to have knowledge as easy as you can

[@sohail.645]

12:59 This one small paper is thousands of times more powerful than years of arguments, bundles of files and judiciary law library.

[@aryanghosh5234]

In Afghanistan...for now...

[@sohail.645]

@@SourceHades You agree or not, that's not my problem but you are denying what you just saw. Chill.

[@aryanghosh5234]

@@sohail.645 true...

[@Notmehimorthem]

And that is tragic

[@abuchand5371]

Hit the nail on the head . Sharia Law does not and never will Discriminate against any gender . Justice served .

[@darthtropper]

Wow instant justice, amazing, I hope she can now live in peace

[@QarsherskiyEducation]

Do you wish your country had these laws or fo you prefer letting creeps live and get 3 warm meals a day in their government funded housing with basketball court and prison buddies?

[@darthtropper]

Although there are pros and cons in both systems, but I really liked the instant Justice in the video

[@QarsherskiyEducation]

@@darthtropper agreed 🤝

[@KozmikyodaKozmikyoda]

you afghan?@@QarsherskiyEducation

[@QarsherskiyEducation]

@@KozmikyodaKozmikyoda No, I am Qarsherskiyan

[@SocialStudiess]

I live in Oregon now. Before 1998 the apartment complex I grew up in back in the Bay Area had a lot of Afghanistan kids. I’ve never known any in Oregon, but I never forgot them or their culture. This is the first time since I was a child that I’ve seen something so intimate regarding Afghan culture. I’ll be thinking about this video for a while.

[@abhishekmukherji8620]

Which camera is this ?

[@apprenticehealer]

For those of you who are wondering about the case of false testimony n all, the punishment on being caught is brutal. So mostly nobody even dares

[@thepublicpotato3887]

the west needs to have that false testimonies and defamation have ruined peoples lives

[@timecode37]

but how would you prove that that testimony was false? without cameras, documentation (receipts, tickets, and so on) everything relies on eyewitness accounts. And eyewitness accounts usually are not very trustworthy.

[@thepublicpotato3887]

@@timecode37 when 8 people who dont know eachother claim to have saw the samething u dont need evidence. Also your thinking is wrong it should be how could u prove the testimony is true thats the point of sharia law u cant just accuse someone unless their are multiple witnesses or incriminating evidence. Also it doesnt give any advanttages to the rich everyone gets a fair trial

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

​@@timecode37that's exactly why they are multiple required and their separately questioned

[@NadeemAhmed-nv2br]

​@@timecode37as for the documentation aspect, everything is documented

[@JJJJ-gl2uf]

At least justice is swift under Taliban rule. Those simple cases they dealt with in this video could take years and cost millions of $ in other countries.

[@enod9746]

I must say I was surprised by the decision of the court to favour the woman.

[@imranahmed569]

u r surprised........... bcoz u never expected this judgement. It has been fed into minds that Talibans are anti-women

[@shahmizulfanshahrein3953]

Ofc because you’re brainwashed by western media 😂😂

[@bima155]

typical of wsterner. ignorant and clueless and brainwashed lol

[@Laranti]

They favoured her father. She's not a person to them. She's the equivalent of an audio recording or some other palpable proof. They only asked her because she's there and she's proof. And I would be curious to see that same verdict in the absence of cameras. In a justice system where the judge holds all the power - and there's no forensics, no jury, no nothing else, verdicts must vary wildly. It's all at his whim, basically.

[@bima155]

@@Laranti typical of br4inw4shed wsterner hhhh. acting c00l by talking about proof.. but you yourself dont have proof and acused them to think of her as a non person . hhhhhhh go back to your b4rabraic country, western c0l0n1zer

[@misstara9838]

Eye opening video. I feel so sorry for the woman in Afghanistan, and surrounding countries that they can be taken like property like that and intimidated.

[@NicolasSchaII]

Thank you so much, finally a reasonable and empathetic comment

[@aycarambas]

Well as he said in the beginning, every country has their own set of laws...let it be.

[@manashiranidas3566]

Most , criminal justice system is devised corruptly to earn revenue .....Justice? You get justice in the next world, in this world you have the law. - William Gaddis.

[@MohammedYASSINE]

A 100 years ago in my village in Morocco, things were like that. People would meet in regional weekly souk (market) and discuss their cases; when they can't agree they take it to tribe leader. The tribe leader is a person who pledges allegiance to the king and controls the military and have punitive power. This system usually works in distant places where government institutions aren't established and people can organise each other outside the bureaucratic process.

[@justicefighter2023]

but does he have islamic knowlegde?

[@MohammedYASSINE]

@@justicefighter2023 nop, his goal is to project power and keep people in line. That's way most people kept their problems to eachother and solved them with the elders.

[@rikardunoson8377]

This was the case for whole of europe also. Before christianity and states. In fact here in sweden we hade a similar court system as you discribe. It is universal for all people around the world when there is no government and centralization. Perhaps this system is more effective and non corrupted.

[@dontlaughtoomuch11]

@@MohammedYASSINE Judgement without knowledge of Islam, is like hanging on to a cliff without a safety rope! Eventually, you lack justice, which is the whole point of Islam; stand with the oppressed and speak with truth...

[@happyjonn9242]

sounds like 100 years ago your tribe of neanderthals were far very behind the rest of the world.

[@larryroberts9247]

The best justice administration system -- speedy and efficient.

[@dilligaf1009]

One thing ive always loved about traveling is that no matter what country you go to... Birds sing

[@John-gr5tx]

Even the bird was caged here. No singing.

[@tinandglass]

In cages.