On 2nd December, a man was publicaly executed in Sharia-ruled Afghanistan. He was convicted of killing 13 family members including women and children. It marked the 11th execution since Taliban stormed to power in 2021. Notably, the execution was observed by 80,000 people, in a stadium in the Khost area and was carried out by a minor boy.
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The convict identified as Mangal, son of Tala Khan also claimed the lives of his 13-year-old executioner’s family members. “The family of the victim was offered the option of forgiveness and reconciliation, but after they refused and insisted on Qisas, the order for the implementation of the divine ruling of Qisas was issued,” an official statement informed.
TOLO News mentioned, “They brought the killer in front of everyone. Doctors came and followed their procedures. Then the complainant arrived and, in accordance with what Sharia permits, fired at him and shot him.”
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A day earlier, authorities asked people to attend the execution in official notices after which thousands of people, including relatives of those killed by Mangal gathered to watch the gruesome event. According to Khost’s Taliban governor Mostaghfar Gurbaz, he was convicted of killing Abdul Rahman and his family members. The killings which took place around 10 months ago transpired in the Ali Shir and Terezio districts.
The supreme court of the country pronounced, “The murderer, Mangal, son of Tala Khan, grandson of Rahmat Khan, was originally from the Sajank area of Said Karam district of Paktia province, and a current resident of the Kuzi Abukhani area of Alishero and Terezio district of Khost province. He had deliberately killed Abdul Rahman, son of Zabit, grandson of Ali Khan, an original and current resident of the Kuzi Abukhana area of Alishero and Terezio district of Khost,”
The court further declared, “In Khost Province, the divine order of Qisas (retaliation) was carried out on a murderer. At the conclusion of the gathering, prayers were made for the strengthening of national security, for the people’s better access to their legitimate rights, and for the proper implementation of Islamic Sharia throughout the country.”
“It should be noted that in this murder case, the three courts and the honorable leadership of the Islamic Emirate had also ordered the implementation of the divine ruling of Qisas against two other criminals. However, since some of the heirs of the victims reside outside the country and were not present, the implementation of the divine ruling of Qisas against those criminals was postponed, in accordance with Sharia provisions, until the presence of the heirs of the victims,” the court stated.
