The executions at sports stadiums in front of large crowds in three provinces on Friday brought to 10 the number of men put to death since the Taliban swept back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, according to an AFP tally.
Supreme Court spokesman Abdul Rahim Rashid said “retribution” had been carried out “based on the clear and apparent orders of sharia (Islamic law), reliable witnesses, and confessions by the murderers”.
He said the executed men had “destroyed innocent lives” and that their deaths were required by “our religion, our sharia system and the demand of our public”.
The UN had voiced outrage at the executions in the western provinces of Badghis, Nimroz and Farah of four men -- the most in one day since 2021 -- saying it was “appalled”.
Human Rights Watch said the executions were “deeply disturbing and represent grave violations of international human rights law”.
“This is a reminder for the international community, in particular the UN Human Rights Council, to immediately establish an independent accountability mechanism for Afghanistan so the perpetrators of these unlawful practices could be held accountable,“ HRW Afghanistan researcher Fereshta Abbasi told AFP.
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