Taliban carry out 2nd known public execution since seizing power in Afghanistan
1 year, 6 months ago

Taliban carry out 2nd known public execution since seizing power in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers Tuesday carried out what is believed to be the second confirmed public execution since the religious group took power in 2021, according to the country’s Supreme Court. It comes just a month after the United Nations in a report strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power, and called on the country’s rulers to halt such practices. It was the second known public execution since the Taliban takeover, even though rights groups and the international community have opposed such extreme punishments. During the previous Taliban rule of the country in the late 1990s, the group regularly carried out public executions, floggings and stonings of people convicted of crimes in Taliban courts.

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At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine
1 month ago

At least 10 people killed in Afghanistan as gunman opens fire at Sufi shrine

The Independent  

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A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban's takeover
4 months, 1 week ago

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban's takeover

The Independent  

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A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover
4 months, 1 week ago

A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the 3 years since the Taliban’s takeover

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban returned to power three years ago, as United States and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. Nov. 20, 2022 — The Taliban lash 19 people, including alleged adulterers, in …

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents

Hindustan Times  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Security forces raided a hideout of the Pakistani Taliban on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar on Wednesday, triggering a shootout that killed four officers and three insurgents, police said. Shootout between Pakistani Taliban and police during raid kills 4 security officials, 3 insurgents {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} A militant commander, Abdul Rahim, was among …

The Taliban publicly flogs 63 people including women accused of crimes. The UN condemns it
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Taliban publicly flogs 63 people including women accused of crimes. The UN condemns it

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday condemned the public flogging of more than 60 people, including more than a dozen women, by the Taliban in northern Sari Pul province. Taliban’s supreme court in a statement confirmed the public flogging of 63 people including 14 women who had been accused of crimes including sodomy, theft and …

Taliban hold another public execution: Brother of murdered man shot convict five times in public stadium
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Taliban hold another public execution: Brother of murdered man shot convict five times in public stadium

India TV News  

Kabul: The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium, the third such death sentence to be carried out in the past five days. The execution took place in heavy snowfall in the city of Shibirghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan province, where the brother …

Afghanistan: Thousands witness Taliban carry out double execution in football stadium
10 months ago

Afghanistan: Thousands witness Taliban carry out double execution in football stadium

India TV News  

Kabul: Thousands witnessed the grizzly execution of two convicted men by the Taliban at a football stadium in southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday as the relatives of victims fired the gunshot. The three lower courts and the Taliban's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, had ordered the executions in retribution for their purported crimes, according to the court statement. Criticism on public executions …

Taliban Authorities Execute Two Convicted Murderers In Football Stadium
10 months ago

Taliban Authorities Execute Two Convicted Murderers In Football Stadium

News 18  

Taliban authorities publicly executed two men convicted of murder in a football stadium in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, according to an AFP journalist at the scene. Both men were executed by multiple gunshots to the back in Ghazni city after Supreme Court official Atiqullah Darwish read aloud a death warrant signed by Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Relatives were also …

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover
1 year, 4 months ago

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban came back to power two years ago, as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15, 2021 — The Taliban march into Kabul as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. March 23, 2022 — On the day high schools are opening, the Taliban …

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover
1 year, 4 months ago

Two-year timeline of events in Afghanistan since 2021 Taliban takeover

The Independent  

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End executions, floggings and stonings in Afghanistan, U.N. tells Taliban
1 year, 7 months ago

End executions, floggings and stonings in Afghanistan, U.N. tells Taliban

LA Times  

A United Nations report Monday strongly criticized the Taliban for carrying out public executions, lashings and stonings since seizing power in Afghanistan, and called on the country’s rulers to halt such practices. In December 2022, Taliban authorities executed an Afghan convicted of murder, the first public execution since they took power, the report said. Zabihullah Mujahid, the top government spokesman, …

Taliban executes man convicted for murder; first death penalty after regaining power
2 years ago

Taliban executes man convicted for murder; first death penalty after regaining power

Firstpost  

The announcement in a way emphasized on the the intentions the Taliban to continue hardline policies implemented since they took over the country in August 2021 and to stick to their interpretation of the Islamic law, or Sharia Farah : Taliban on Wednesday confirmed they publically executed a man here convicted for murdering another man, marks the first execution since …

First public execution in Taliban’s Afghanistan rings alarm bells across the world
2 years ago

First public execution in Taliban’s Afghanistan rings alarm bells across the world

The Hindu  

The public execution of an alleged murderer in western Afghanistan’s Farah province has reminded Afghanistan watchers worldwide that the outfit is unwilling to shift away from the strict imposition of Sharia in the territory that it conquered from the government of President Ashraf Ghani last year. The United Nations has described public executions as “inhuman and degrading” and reminded that …

Taliban caries out first public execution since Afghan takeover
2 years ago

Taliban caries out first public execution since Afghan takeover

Al Jazeera  

The execution in Farah province was attended by hundreds, including senior Taliban officials, a spokesman for the group said. Authorities in Afghanistan have executed a murder convict, the first public execution since the Taliban group returned to power last year, according to a government spokesman. The execution, carried out with an assault rifle by the victim’s father, took place in …

Grim Reminder of Taliban Past: Seven Afghan Men Flogged on ‘First Such’ Supreme Court Order
2 years, 8 months ago

Grim Reminder of Taliban Past: Seven Afghan Men Flogged on ‘First Such’ Supreme Court Order

News 18  

Taliban authorities flogged seven men Wednesday for crimes including selling and consuming alcohol, an official said — the first such sentence to be handed out by Afghanistan’s courts since the hardline Islamists seized power. “It is the first time that a court has issued such an order according to the sharia law since the Islamic Emirate was formed in Afghanistan,” …

The Taliban executed scores of Afghan security forces members after surrender, HRW alleges
3 years ago

The Taliban executed scores of Afghan security forces members after surrender, HRW alleges

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban executed dozens of members of the Afghan security forces after they surrendered following the militants’ seizure of Afghanistan in late summer, new research released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday alleges. The HRW report detailed “the summary execution or enforced disappearance” of 47 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces, including military personnel, police, intelligence …

No public executions unless directed by 'top court', say Taliban in new diktat: Report
3 years, 2 months ago

No public executions unless directed by 'top court', say Taliban in new diktat: Report

India TV News  

The Taliban has directed local officials to refrain from carrying out punishments in public unless Afghanistan's "top court" issues the order for public execution. "Public executions and hanging of bodies should be avoided unless the supreme court issues an order for such an action," Mujahid said was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper. During a presser, State Department spokesperson …

Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane parked in a city square in Afghanistan on Saturday in a gruesome display that signaled the hard-line movement’s return to some of its brutal tactics of the past. Taliban officials initially brought four bodies to the central square in the western city of Herat, then moved three of …

Taliban hang dead body in Afghanistan city’s main square, says witness
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban hang dead body in Afghanistan city’s main square, says witness

India TV News  

The Taliban hanged a dead body from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, a witness said Saturday, in a gruesome display that signaled a return to some of the Taliban’s methods of the past. Seddiqi said the Taliban announced in the square that the four were caught taking part in a kidnapping and were …

'Necessary': Taliban to Bring Back Executions, Strict Punishment in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

'Necessary': Taliban to Bring Back Executions, Strict Punishment in Afghanistan

News 18  

A founder of Taliban and chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law said executions and amputations of hands will continue, echoing policies from its rule in the 1990s. In an interview with The Associated Press, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi dismissed outrage over the Talibans executions in the past, which sometimes took place in front of crowds at a stadium, …

Taliban thrash Afghan on Kabul streets as latter runs for life | Video
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban thrash Afghan on Kabul streets as latter runs for life | Video

India Today  

Amid chaos and mayhem engulfing the cities of Afghanistan, a video showing a few men, purportedly Taliban fighters, thrashing civilians on the streets of Kabul has gone viral on social media. The video, shared by Twitter account Ihtesham Afghan, shows the men dressed in black, hitting the civilians with their arms, as they try to run away. A report compiled …

Taliban assassinates head of Afghan government media department
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban assassinates head of Afghan government media department

The Hindu  

The Taliban shot dead the head of the Afghan government’s media information centre Friday at a mosque in the capital, the ministry said, days after warning they would target senior administration officials in retaliation for increased air strikes. “Unfortunately, the savage terrorists have committed a cowardly act once again and martyred a patriotic Afghan,” interior ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanikzai said …

Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender
3 years, 5 months ago

Taliban fighters execute 22 Afghan commandos as they try to surrender

CNN  

Dawlat Abad, Afghanistan CNN — Over clear but unsteady video, the words ring out: “Surrender, commandos, surrender.” Several men emerge from a building; they are clearly unarmed. In a statement to CNN Wednesday, Afghan Ministry of Defence spokesperson Fawad Aman said the executions constitute a “war crime.” “This is not the first time the Taliban have shot dead our soldiers. …

Gunmen assassinate two Afghan Supreme Court judges in Kabul ambush, Ghani blames Taliban
3 years, 11 months ago

Gunmen assassinate two Afghan Supreme Court judges in Kabul ambush, Ghani blames Taliban

India Today  

Gunmen shot dead two Afghan women judges working for the Supreme Court in an early morning ambush in the country's capital Sunday, officials said, as a wave of assassinations continues to rattle the nation. Violence has surged across Afghanistan in recent months despite ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and government -- especially in Kabul, where a new trend of …

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