Afghan Taliban carry out second public execution since takeover

A convicted murderer was shot dead Tuesday in the grounds of a mosque in provincial Afghanistan.

A convicted murderer was shot dead Tuesday in the grounds of a mosque in provincial Afghanistan, officials said, the second public execution since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021.

A convicted murderer was shot dead Tuesday in the grounds of a mosque in provincial Afghanistan (AFP/Representative image)

"He was executed in public in the town of Sultan Ghazi Baba, centre of Laghman province, so that he could suffer and become a lesson for others," said a statement from provincial information officers.