Taliban: First public execution since return

The Taliban said a man charged with murder was executed at a sports stadium in Farah province in front of senior figures of the group. This appears to mark a return to hard-line practices that were common when the Taliban ruled in the 1990s, that included public floggings, stonings and killings. We speak to the BBC's Pashto online editor.

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(Photo: Taliban celebrate the first anniversary of taking over the government in Kandahar, Afghanistan, 15 August 2022. Credit: STRINGER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)