Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds
- Posted on March 1, 2026
- By CNN
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Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued a draconian decree that makes sodomy punishable by death and allows men to beat their wives so long as they don’t break bones or leave visible, lasting wounds.