The Taliban hold another public execution as thousands watch at a stadium in northern Afghanistan

Taliban holds another public execution as thousands watch

ISLAMABAD --- The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium, the third such death sentence to be carried out in the past five days. The execution took place in heavy snowfall in the city of Shibirghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, where the brother of the murdered man shot the convict five times with a rifle, according to a witness. Securit…

Taliban publicly execute convicted murderer by gunfire in sports stadium

Taliban authorities on Monday (Feb 26) publicly executed a convicted murderer by gunfire in a sports stadium, news agency AFP reported citing officials.  It became the third death penalty carried out in Afghanistan in a matter of days. As per the report, the man was found guilty of a knife murder in January 2022.

Taliban carry out 3rd public execution in less than a week - La Prensa Latina Media

Kabul, Feb 26 (EFE).- The Taliban government publicly executed a murder convict in Afghanistan on Monday in its third such death sentence in less than a week using the “eye-for-an eye” retribution policy. An Afghan Supreme Court press statement said the execution took place in a sports arena in Sheberghan city, the capital of northern Jowzjan province. Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada approved the death sentencing, the statement said…

Taliban Holds Another Public Execution In Afghanistan

A spokesman for the Taliban government said a man was publicly executed on February 26 at a stadium in Shibirghan, in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan Province, the fifth public execution since the radical group returned to power in August 2021.