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An Afghan sentenced for armed robbery, multiple rape...

An Afghan sentenced for armed robbery, multiple rape and kidnappings and terrorist activities was beheaded in public

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An Afghan sentenced for armed robbery, multiple rape and kidnappings and terrorist activities was beheaded in public. The conservative Jomhuri Eslami daily said Kahim Rakhshani was decapitated at a crossroads in Zabol before hundreds of people. Most if Iran's frequent executions are carried out by hanging, but the judge can order decapitation.
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  • (Sources: Agence France Presse, 18/06/2001)