{"id":15210,"date":"2026-01-21T21:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15210"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:08:13","slug":"taliban-kill-opponents-designated-as-bagi-rebels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/taliban-kill-opponents-designated-as-bagi-rebels\/","title":{"rendered":"Taliban Kill Opponents Designated as \u201cBagi\u201d (Rebels)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15214\" src=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/baghikkedew.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/baghikkedew.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/baghikkedew-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/baghikkedew-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/baghikkedew-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/baghikkedew-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Taliban Kill Opponents Designated as \u201cBagi\u201d (Rebels).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Reliable local sources have obtained a copy of the Taliban courts\u2019 \u201cCriminal Code,\u201d which stipulates the execution of individuals labeled as \u201cBagi\u201d (rebels) by the group.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>\u00a0According to sources, this document was published on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 is divided into three chapters, ten sections, and 119 articles, and is signed by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The document defines these individuals as \u201cagents of corruption\u201d and states that they cannot be \u201creformed except through execution,\u201d adding that their harm is considered public and irreversible.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Local sources warned that this gives Taliban judicial bodies extremely broad and dangerous powers, effectively enabling the elimination of opponents and critics without the right to defense, fair trial, or independent oversight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>According to the sources, the code clearly violates international human rights standards, fundamental freedoms, and principles of fair trial.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>These concerns arise alongside multiple reports of widespread human rights abuses across Afghanistan, including violations of women\u2019s rights, public flogging in various provinces, and strict control over women\u2019s clothing and even men\u2019s appearance, including beards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Observers say these measures have intensified a climate of fear and repression nationwide.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taliban Kill Opponents Designated as \u201cBagi\u201d (Rebels). Reliable local sources have obtained a copy of the Taliban courts\u2019 \u201cCriminal Code,\u201d which stipulates the execution of individuals labeled as \u201cBagi\u201d (rebels) by the group. \u00a0According to sources, this document was published on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 is divided into three chapters, ten sections, and 119 articles, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,103],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15210"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15210\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15219,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15210\/revisions\/15219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}