Afghan Couple Stoned To Death For Adultery

An Afghan couple accused of adultery has been stoned to death on the orders of a Taliban court in northern Afghanistan.

According to Head of Media Relations of the Governor’s Office in the northern province of Sar-i-Pol, Hamid Elmi, who spoke on Sunday, “A couple was found guilty of adultery charges during a Taliban court hearing in Qalai Sorkh area of Sozma Qala district.”

He stated that government could not do anything to alter the couple’s fate because Sozma Qala was a volatile district of the Taliban-controlled province.

 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 was sad to have received 100 lashes each by order of a local court after they were found guilty of having illegal contact with each other.