Taliban publicly execute Afghan murder convict
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Afghan men leave after watching the public execution of a man by the Taliban at a football stadium in Gardez, in Paktia province, Nov. 13, 2024.
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan publicly executed an alleged murderer Wednesday, citing the Islamic concept of retributive justice or qisas.
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