The Taliban authorities on Wednesday executed an Afghan convicted of killing another man, in the first public execution since the terrorist group took over last year.
The execution took place in western Farah province before hundreds of spectators and many top Taliban officials.
The top Taliban spokesperson said the decision for the execution to be public was “made very carefully,” following approval by three of the country's highest courts and the Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada.
Officials from the UN have expressed concern.
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