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BBC OS: 2022/12/07 16:06 GMT: Taliban: First public execution since return

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Taliban: First public execution since return

2022/12/07 16:06 GMT

2022/12/07 16:06 GMT: Taliban: First public execution since return

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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers say they've carried out their first public execution

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers say they've carried out their first public execution since seizing power last year.

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.

Twenty-five people have been arrested in raids across Germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. Our correspondent explains.

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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)

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