KUNDUZ - A man and a woman were publicly stoned to death by the Taliban in Afghanistan over an alleged love affair, a provincial government official said.
If confirmed, Sunday's executions in Kunduz province would be the first of their kind by the Taliban in the area. They follow a call last week by Afghan religious leaders for a return to sharia and capital punishment under Islamic law.
They also come a week after officials said the Taliban publicly flogged and executed a woman who was accused of adultery in the northwestern province of Badghis.
"They were stoned to death in a bazaar of Dasht-e-Archi district on the accusation of committing adultery," Mohammad Omar, the governor of Kunduz said yesterday.
The Taliban arrested the two, who were each engaged to be married to other people, at the request of their families after they tried to elope, district police chief Hameed Agha said.
A spokesperson for the group said yesterday he was not aware of the Kunduz incident.
Sharia prescribes punishments such as stoning, lashings, amputations and execution. A gathering of clerics meeting last week to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban, expressed support for such punishment.
Some Afghans still refer to Taliban courts for settling disputes, viewing government bodies as corrupt or unreliable.
Couple stoned to death
KUNDUZ - A man and a woman were publicly stoned to death by the Taliban in Afghanistan over an alleged love affair, a provincial government official said.
If confirmed, Sunday's executions in Kunduz province would be the first of their kind by the Taliban in the area. They follow a call last week by Afghan religious leaders for a return to sharia and capital punishment under Islamic law.
They also come a week after officials said the Taliban publicly flogged and executed a woman who was accused of adultery in the northwestern province of Badghis.
"They were stoned to death in a bazaar of Dasht-e-Archi district on the accusation of committing adultery," Mohammad Omar, the governor of Kunduz said yesterday.
The Taliban arrested the two, who were each engaged to be married to other people, at the request of their families after they tried to elope, district police chief Hameed Agha said.
A spokesperson for the group said yesterday he was not aware of the Kunduz incident.
Sharia prescribes punishments such as stoning, lashings, amputations and execution. A gathering of clerics meeting last week to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban, expressed support for such punishment.
Some Afghans still refer to Taliban courts for settling disputes, viewing government bodies as corrupt or unreliable.
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