Taliban authorities publicly executed a man convicted of murdering 13 members of an extended family, including nine children and their mother, in Khost after the death sentence was upheld by the Taliban Supreme Court and authorized by Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada.Tens of thousands, including family members of the victims and numerous officials, witnessed the execution in a stadium, with a relative of a victim executing the sentence after the family refused forgiveness under "qisas."The United Nations, through
Richard Bennett, condemned the execution as inhumane and called for an immediate halt to such practices.