Taliban Senior Official: Qisas Punishment Must be Carried Out in Any Way Possible

Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban Deputy Prime Minister, responded to the worldwide reactions over the public execution under Qisas punishment – retaliation in kind – that was carried out by the Taliban in the western Farah province. He said, according to Sharia law, Qisas punishment must be carried out “in any way possible”. He made this statement on his visit to the northern Faryab province.

For the first time after returning to power, the Taliban carried out this public execution in the western Farah province on Wednesday, December 07.