Taliban torture Afghan man to death for critical Facebook post
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Taliban torture Afghan man to death for critical Facebook post

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Highlights Taliban have been accused of killing an Afghan over a critical Facebook post Taliban claimed that Naweed Azami had escaped detention However, Azami's family has accused Taliban of torturing and killing him The Taliban have been accused of killing an Afghan over a critical Facebook post three days after he was taken into custody, RFE/RL reported. Azami was detained in Lashkar Gah on November 25, just days after he criticised the Taliban on Facebook. In his post, Azami questioned how the Taliban could keep their promise of paying teachers their salaries when the regime was "surviving on donated food". When Azami's family asked the Taliban where he was being held on November 27, the militants said he had escaped detention, the report said.

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