Since seizing control of Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have executed two people in public, according to officials, who were quoted by AFP. A convicted killer was shot dead on the grounds of an Afghan mosque, according to the officials reported by the news agency.
“He was executed in public in the town of Sultan Ghazi Baba, centre of Laghman province so that he could suffer and become a lesson for others,” said a statement from provincial information officers.
According to AFP, the organisation identified the killer as “Ajmal, son of Naseem,” adding that he had murdered five people. 2,000 people, including family members of Ajmal’s victims, reportedly witnessed the execution, and both the sentencing and the death were carried out in accordance with Sharia law.
The victim’s father shot a man found guilty of murder in a packed sports stadium in the southwest Farah province in December 2022, marking the Taliban’s first public execution since their takeover, according to the BBC.
According to a Taliban spokesperson, the victim’s father shot the man three times during the execution, and several of the group’s commanders were present. The Sharia law was also followed in this shooting, which occurred a few weeks after judges were told to fully implement Sharia law.
According to a Taliban statement, Tajmir, a Herat provincial native and son of Ghulam Sarwar, stabbed a guy named Mustafa roughly five years ago. Tajmir was found guilty by three Taliban courts, and Mullah Akhundzada confirmed his sentence.
According to BBC, the Taliban had begged the victim’s mother to pardon the killer, but she insisted on his execution.
“Taliban came to me and begged me to forgive this infidel. They insisted that I forgive this man for the sake of God, but I told them that this man must be executed and must be buried the same as he did to my son. This could be a lesson to other people,” she told BBC.
The UN condemned the conduct and showed great concern.
During the Taliban’s leadership in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, public executions were frequent, and the group was denounced for regularly carrying out punishments in public, including killings at Kabul’s national stadium.
In their second term, they had promised not to go back to such severe measures, which included restricting women’s rights. However, as their control became more stable, the previous severe measures started to reappear, which had a negative influence on women. The Taliban have implemented various regressive laws on women’s public life, including bans on them going to school and working.
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