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Public execution, whippings in Afghanistan mark revival of Taliban punishments

By Pamela Constable in The Washington Post, Dec 9, 2022 at 8:49 a.m. ESTKABUL — The Taliban regime, stepping up the pace and severity of Islamic punishments, carried out its first public execution this week since taking power 15 months ago. A convicted murderer was shot Wednesday, followed a day later by the lashing of 27 men and women in a soccer stadium on charges that included adultery, theft, drug use and running away from…