Friday, October 17, 2025 - An Afghan who murdered a man and his heavily pregnant wife has been executed by a relative of the victims, under the Taliban's retaliatory punishment system.
The man was executed in front of crowds at a sports stadium
in Qala-i-Naw, the capital of Badghis province, the Supreme
Court said in a statement.
It was the eleventh public execution since the Taliban
returned to power in 2021, according to an AFP tally.
The man was sh0t three times by a relative of the victims in
front of thousands of onlookers, witnesses told news agencies.
The man had been 'sentenced to retaliatory punishment' for
shooting a couple.
'The murderer k!lled two people, a man and his wife, who was
around eight months pregnant,' Matiullah Muttaqi, the information chief for
Badghis province, said.
The execution followed a review by three courts and final
approval from Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, he said.
'The families of the victims were offered amnesty and peace
but they refused,' the Supreme court statement said.
'Many people came to watch the execution, including the
victims' family, who exercised their right according to Islamic law,' said Juma
Khan, 36, who witnessed the event.
Official notices inviting Afghans to attend the execution
were widely circulated on Wednesday.
Public executions were common during the Taliban's first
rule from 1996 to 2001, with most of them carried out in sports stadiums.
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