Taliban conducts first public execution since returning to power

(VOVWORLD) -The Taliban executed a murderer in Farah province this week, the first public execution since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August last year.

Taliban conducts first public execution since returning to power  - ảnh 1A Taliban member and people at an execution site in Ghazni. Photo: Reuters

The execution was carried out at a stadium in the early morning, said Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid.

Hundreds of people are said to have witnessed the execution, including high-ranking Taliban officials.

A Taliban official said the accused murderer was tried in a Taliban court and exhausted all appeals. The accused admitted to stabbing a resident of Farah and stealing his property.

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