Taliban carried out Friday’s public executions with gunfire, witnesses say
According to eyewitness accounts, the scenes at the stadiums where the executions took place were marked by horror and grief,.
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Taliban flog 13 people, including five women, in Khost and Jawzjan
The court claimed that those punished in Khost received between 35 and 39 lashes and were sentenced to prison terms.
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Bennett calls on Taliban to halt public executions, corporal punishment
Bennett expressed deep concern over four public executions carried in the day in the provinces of Badghis, Farah, and Nimroz.
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Taliban carry out fourth public execution in a single day
Taliban claim that the executions are in accordance with their interpretation of Islamic law.
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Taliban publicly execute three in Badghis, Nimroz
two men were executed by qisas — a form of retributive justice — in the provincial capital of Badghis.
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Sources: Taliban to carry out public execution in Farah
The execution, described as qisas — a form of retributive justice — is scheduled to take place at 7 a.m..
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Taliban flog four in Ghazni on theft charges
The latest punishments follow a similar incident in Farah province’s Bala Buluk district, where three individuals were flogged last week.
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Bennett says Taliban have ‘seriously oppressed’ women and girls
Speaking on the Global Insight podcast of the International Bar Association, Bennett said the Taliban’s return to power marked a.
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Iran executes Afghan national amid surge in death sentences
The men, identified as Saud Mirzaei, an Afghan citizen, and Wahid Ashouri, a 30-year-old Iranian from Yazd, had been convicted.
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UN documents widespread detentions by Taliban PVPV enforcers
The report shows that 3,300 male PVPV inspectors deployed in 28 of the country's 34 provinces.