Public Execution Returns to Afghanistan Stadiums

GHAZNI, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced the execution of two men accused of murder in southeastern Ghazni province, following approval from Hibatullah Akhundzada, the regime’s supreme leader based in Kandahar.

In a newsletter, the court said that the execution took place at a soccer stadium in the capital city of the province on Wednesday, February 22, in the presence of the regime’s provincial authorities and the public.