Taliban Publicly Execute Man In Badghis Province For Murder
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday that a man convicted of premeditated murder was executed by firing squad in a stadium in the central city of Badghis province.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday that a man convicted of premeditated murder was executed by firing squad in a stadium in the central city of Badghis province.
The court said the death sentence had been approved by the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.
The court identified the executed man as Ismail, who was found guilty of deliberately killing a man named Dost Mohammad and a woman named Gulbarg. According to the statement, the death sentence was upheld by the Taliban’s primary, appellate, and supreme courts.
The execution was carried out in a sports stadium in Badghis in the presence of the Taliban’s chief justice, local officials, the Taliban governor of Herat, judges, government department heads, military personnel, and hundreds of residents.
In April 2024, the Taliban publicly executed four men across three provinces, two in Badghis, one in Nimroz, and one in Farah, all convicted of murder and sentenced to qisas (retribution).
Due to a lack of transparency and independent access, no comprehensive data exist on the total number of executions conducted under Taliban rule, both during their first regime (1996–2001) and since returning to power in 2021. However, based on official Taliban statements and available reports, this marks at least the tenth confirmed execution since the group’s return to power.
The Taliban Supreme Court did not specify whether the accused had access to legal representation or a fair trial.
Human rights organisations have repeatedly raised concerns over the absence of due process and fair trials under Taliban rule. Despite widespread international condemnation of corporal punishment, torture, and public executions, the Taliban continue to conduct public floggings and executions, claiming they are in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.
