Afghan couple stoned to death on adultery charges

Kabul – An official said Sunday, a couple accused of
adultery was stoned to death by armed militants in
northern Afghanistan.

"A couple was found guilty of adultery charges during
a Taliban court hearing in Qalai Sorkh area of Sozma
Qala district," said Hamid Elmi, head of media
relations department in the governor's office in
northern province of Sar-i-Pol.

Elmi said that Sozma Qala was a volatile district of
the Taliban controlled province, and that the
government could not do anything to alter the
situation.

Taliban extremists practice public executions as part
of their legal system in the districts where they have
wrested control from the central government.

Two weeks ago, a young boy and girl were publicly
punished for adultery charges in central province of
Ghor.

The couple received 100 lashes each by order of a
local court after they were found guilty of having
illegal contact with one another.





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