AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN SAY DEATH SENTENCES ISSUED FOR TWO SONS OF MAN EXECUTED IN PUBLIC IN KHOST

Taliban police in the eastern province of Khost said on December 3, 2025 that two sons of a man executed in a public “qisas” killing on December 2 have also been sentenced to death, though the punishments have been postponed because the head of the victims’ family is outside the country.
Mostaghfar Gurbaz, spokesperson for the Taliban’s police command in Khost, said on X that the two sons of Mangal — who was executed on December 2 in Khost’s central stadium — were wanted in connection with the same case, the killing of 13 members of a family in the districts of Ali Shir and Terezio.
Gurbaz said the sentences were delayed because the victims’ relatives, who he said are living outside Afghanistan, must be present to approve or reject the enforcement of retribution under Taliban interpretations of Islamic law.