‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan
- Posted on March 12, 2026
- By The Guardian
- 2 Views
‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan

Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with ‘obscene force’, which the woman must prove in court