The Taliban say they have publicly executed a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan.
A Taliban spokesperson said on Wednesday the man was convicted of stabbing another man to death and stealing his mobile phone.
The spokesperson said the man was arrested after the victim's family accused him of the crime and the man admitted to the killing.
Courts reportedly ruled that the man should face punishment equivalent to the damage he inflicted, based on Islamic law.
This is the first officially confirmed public execution since Taliban retook power in August last year.
The group used to carry out executions in front of many people during its previous rule in the late 1990s.
Local media say Taliban's supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ordered judges last month to fully enforce Islamic law.
A Taliban spokesperson said on Wednesday the man was convicted of stabbing another man to death and stealing his mobile phone.
The spokesperson said the man was arrested after the victim's family accused him of the crime and the man admitted to the killing.
Courts reportedly ruled that the man should face punishment equivalent to the damage he inflicted, based on Islamic law.
This is the first officially confirmed public execution since Taliban retook power in August last year.
The group used to carry out executions in front of many people during its previous rule in the late 1990s.
Local media say Taliban's supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ordered judges last month to fully enforce Islamic law.
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Taliban executed first officially confirmed public killing since regaining power in Afghanistan, accused of stabbing and stealing a man's phone. Execution follows Islamic law ruling, based on the damage inflicted. Order to fully enforce Islamic law issued by Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20221208_06/
Date: Dec. 8, 2022
Created: 2022/12/08 07:19
Updated: 2025/12/09 10:40
Last Read: 2022/12/08 07:34