In the central Afghanistan city of Gazni, the Taliban are eager to show that they have changed.
They say they are encouraging Afghans to follow their interpretation of Sharia law, but they are not enforcing it.
It is clear that not everyone received the new guidelines.
Following the corruption of the previous Afghan government, the Taliban have seized a frantic desire for speedy justice.
In Herat, the bodies of suspected kidnappers are hung in public for the crowd to see.
A man shows CNN the bruises left by the whipping and beating he received for being gay.
This is Clarissa Ward's report.
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