April 12, 2025 – The Taliban authorities carried out public executions of four men convicted of murder in separate incidents across Badghis, Nimroz, and Farah provinces on Friday. The executions were conducted under the Islamic law of Qisas, which permits retributive justice for murder.
In Badghis province, two men—Sulaiman, son of Mohammad Rasool, from Chah-Jalal village in Tagab Alam district, and Haidar, son of Majnoon, from Nakhcherestan village in Darah-Boom district—were executed before a gathered crowd.
In Nimroz province, Abdul Qadir, son of Abdul Rahman, was executed in the provincial capital, Zaranj. He had been convicted of killing a man. Meanwhile, in Farah province, Mohammad Sadeq, son of Abdul Rahman, from the Sheebkooh district, was executed in a local sports stadium, also in the presence of residents.
According to a statement from the Taliban’s Supreme Court, a delegation was dispatched from Kabul to oversee the executions. The court confirmed the punishments under Islamic Sharia law and described them as implementing a “divine command.”
Qisas is a provision in Islamic jurisprudence that allows the family of a murder victim to seek retributive justice, including the execution of the perpetrator.
Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban have reinstated harsh punishments, including public floggings and executions. Before this latest round of executions, at least seven individuals had been publicly executed under Taliban rule.
