Afghan Taliban perform first public execution since takeover

An Afghan man convicted of homicide was executed in public on Wednesday, the Taliban stated, the primary affirmation of such a sentence because the hardline Islamists returned to energy.

A member of the Taliban safety forces stands guard at a checkpoint in Afghanistan on December 6. (Representative photograph: AFP)

By Agence France-Presse:

An Afghan man convicted of homicide was executed in public Wednesday, the Taliban stated, the primary affirmation of such a sentence because the hardline Islamists returned to energy.

Last month, Taliban supreme chief Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered judges to totally implement features of Islamic regulation that embrace public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs from thieves.

They have carried out a number of public floggings since then, however Wednesday’s execution in Farah — capital of the western province of the identical identify — is the primary the Taliban have acknowledged.

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“The supreme court was instructed to implement this order of qisas in a public gathering of compatriots,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid stated in a press release, referring to the “eye for an eye” justice in Islamic regulation.

In a later tweet, Mujahid stated the sufferer’s father had carried out the sentence, taking pictures the condemned man 3 times with a Kalashnikov.

The assertion named the executed man as Tajmir, son of Ghulam Sarwar, and stated he was a resident of Anjil district in Herat province.

It stated Tajmir had murdered a person, and stolen his bike and cellphone.

“Later, this person was recognised by the heirs of the deceased,” it stated, including he had admitted his guilt.

SEVERE RESTRICTIONS

The Taliban often carried out punishments in public throughout their first rule that resulted in late 2001, together with floggings and executions on the nationwide stadium in Kabul which Afghans have been inspired to attend.

“I remember when they were implementing these punishments in their first stint, where they would announce for the public to gather,” rights activist Ogai Amil advised AFP.

She stated Wednesday’s execution reminded her of these days, including it “shakes the human conscience”.

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“Why should it happen only in Afghanistan?” she requested.

The hardline Islamists had promised a softer rule this time spherical, however have launched more and more extreme restrictions on the lives of Afghans.

Women particularly have been incrementally squeezed out of public life because the Taliban’s return.

Those in authorities roles have misplaced their jobs — or are being paid a pittance to remain at residence — whereas girls are additionally barred from travelling with no male family member, and should cowl up with a burqa or hijab when out of the house.

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Schools for teenage ladies have additionally been shuttered throughout many of the nation for over a yr.

Mujahid stated the case for Wednesday’s execution had been totally examined by a collection of courts earlier than the supreme chief gave the order.

“This matter was examined very precisely,” he stated within the assertion. “In the end, they gave an order to apply the Shariah law of retribution to the murderer.”

Akhundzada, who has not been filmed or photographed in public because the Taliban returned to energy in August 2021, guidelines by decree from Kandahar, the motion’s birthplace and religious heartland.

The assertion included the names of dozens of court docket officers in addition to different Taliban representatives as being current for the execution.

Posted By:

Raajnandini Mukherjee

Published On:

Dec 7, 2022