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| Karzai Condemns Taliban Public Stoning Of Couple, |
| 2010-08-17 |
| Sez they should have been tried first. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has condemned the Taliban-led execution of a couple by stoning in public in northern Afghanistan after being accused them of adultery. The militants carried out the barbaric punishment in front of a market crowd on Sunday in the Taliban-controlled village of Mullah Quli In a statement on Tuesday, Karzai said "Executing these two young people without trial is a crime, an act of inhumanity, and is counter to Islam." The man, found alive after the stoning was over, was shot to death by the insurgents. They warned the throwers against engaging in adultery. Karzai described as "unforgivable" executions of the young man and woman who were in their twenties. This is the second incident within a week of self-imposed execution by the dreaded terrorists on charges of adultery in the country. The other victim, flogged to death in the western province of Baghdis, was a pregnant woman. Relatively peaceful until three years ago, Kunduz is currently infested with Taliban and other insurgents. |
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