The Taliban administration puts to death a man accused of murder in western Afghanistan in the first officially confirmed public execution since the group took over the country last year
The case was investigated by three courts and authorised by the group's supreme spiritual leader, said Mujahid.
The execution in western Farah province was of a man accused of stabbing another man to death in 2017, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said on Wednesday, and was attended by senior officials of the group. The case was investigated by three courts and authorised by the group's supreme spiritual leader, who is based in southern Kandahar province, said Mujahid.
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