Criminal law: Fixed typo
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[[Apostasy]] is a crime under the [[sharia]] of Afghanistan,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4853904.stm BBC News, “Afghanistan treads religious tightrope”], quote: “Others point out that no one has been executed for apostasy in Afghanistan even under the Taleban … two Afghan editors accused of blasphemy both faced the death sentence, but one claimed asylum abroad and the other was freed after a short spell in jail.”</ref> apostates are not seen kindly. Apostates, including atheists, are considered safe if they were brought up as Muslim and do not make their beliefs(or lack thereof) public. Apostates are usually disowned by their families. Apostasy and conversion from islam carry death sentences in Afghanistan’s Islamic legal system. Mob lynchings have also been known to happen.<ref name=apostasy>{{cite news|title=Controversy of apostasy in Afghanistan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25732919|accessdate=26 January 2014|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=14 January 2014|author=Dawood Azami}}</ref>
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[[Apostasy]] is a crime under the [[sharia]] of Afghanistan,<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4853904.stm BBC News, “Afghanistan treads religious tightrope”], quote: “Others point out that no one has been executed for apostasy in Afghanistan even under the Taleban … two Afghan editors accused of blasphemy both faced the death sentence, but one claimed asylum abroad and the other was freed after a short spell in jail.”</ref> apostates are not seen kindly. Apostates, including atheists, are considered safe if they were brought up as Muslim and do not make their beliefs(or lack thereof) public. Apostates are usually disowned by their families. Apostasy and conversion from islam carry death sentences in Afghanistan’s Islamic legal system. Mob lynchings have also been known to happen.<ref name=apostasy>{{cite news|title=Controversy of apostasy in Afghanistan|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25732919|accessdate=26 January 2014|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|date=14 January 2014|author=Dawood Azami}}</ref>
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=== Asylum ===
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=== Asylum ===
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