Afghanistan

Taliban announces public executions in Ghazni for Thursday

Ghazni city. File Photo.

The Taliban’s information and culture directorate in Ghazni province announced that two people will be publicly executed on Thursday morning, as per a court order.

The executions are scheduled to take place at the football stadium in Ali Lala village, Ghazni city, according to the statement.

In a statement, the directorate invited residents of Ghazni to witness the executions.

The decision to conduct these executions was made based on an order from Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the statement added.