Afghanistan, April 12 -- UNAMA has urged the Taliban to immediately stop executions in Afghanistan, calling for a suspension of capital punishment to uphold human rights.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has strongly condemned the recent execution of four individuals by the Taliban, calling it a violation of the fundamental right to life. The agency urged an immediate halt to capital punishment in the country.
In a statement posted on X on Friday, April 11, UNAMA declared, "The death penalty is incompatible with the fundamental right to life. UNAMA calls for an immediate moratorium as a step toward abolition."
According to Taliban officials, four men were executed publicly across three Afghanistan provinces. T...