Afghanistan receives over 8,000 foreign tourists in two years
More than 8,000 foreign tourists visited Afghanistan over the past two years, local media TOLOnews reported Saturday, citing a government official.
Taliban militants have stoned to death a man on charges of having extra-marital relations with a woman in Afghanistan’s Badakshan province, an official said on Monday.
“The incident took place in a Taliban-controlled area of Raghistan on Sunday morning,” Xinhua news agency quoted Governor Mawlavi Ghulamullah as saying.
The official did not provide details about the fate of the woman.
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Taliban militants often impose harsh punishments, including public execution, on alleged criminals in the areas they control.
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