The Taliban on November 13 executed a man convicted of murder in a sports stadium -- the sixth public execution since the radical Islamist group returned to power in 2022.

While public executions were common during the Taliban’s first rule (1996–2001), only a few have been conducted since their return in 2021, according to media reports.

The Taliban entered Kabul on August 15, 2021 with little resistance. As Western militaries hurriedly withdrew from the country, fundamentalists returned to power in Afghanistan for the first time ...

Public notices had invited residents to attend the executions, continuing a practice from the Taliban's first rule (1996-2001). Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, strongly ...

Among the crowd at the execution were high level officials, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani. Public executions were common during the Taliban's first rule from 1996 to 2001, but ...

One of the most infamous images from their first rule depicted the 1999 execution of a woman wearing an all-covering burqa in a Kabul stadium. She had been accused of killing her husband.

The Taliban's ban on playing chess in public was reported in May by local and international media, but it appeared that it had begun long before, implemented in stops and starts.

While public executions were common during the Taliban’s first rule (1996–2001), only a few have been conducted since their return in 2021, according to media reports.