The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a man convicted of murder was publicly executed in Badghis province.
According to the court’s statement, the executed man, identified as Ismail, had been accused of killing two people — a man named Dost Mohammad and a woman named Gulbargah — by shooting them in Jund district of Badghis.
The Supreme Court stated that Ismail’s death sentence was reviewed and upheld by three separate Taliban courts, and later approved by the group’s leader before being carried out.
The statement emphasized that the execution was conducted publicly to serve as a deterrent to others in the community.
This development comes as the Taliban have repeatedly reported the implementation of qisas (retributive justice) and other harsh punishments for crimes such as murder and theft in recent years.
However, human rights concerns remain high regarding the lack of transparency in the judicial process and the rights of defendants in Taliban-run courts.
Reports indicate that such public executions often spark widespread reactions on social media, fueling debates over justice, morality, and human rights in Taliban-controlled areas.
