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Taliban carries out 1st public execution after Afghanistan takeover

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Since its takeover over Afghanistan last year, the Taliban authorities on Wednesday executed an Afghan convicted of killing another man. This marked its first public execution since the former insurgents took over the country last year. As per an AP report, the announcement underscored the intentions by Afghanistan's new rulers to continue hard-line policies implemented since they took over the country in August 2021.