Document #1122259

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Afghan Taliban Reportedly Execute Student

Taliban militants have reportedly hanged an Afghan student they accused of involvement in the killing of a Taliban leader.

Afghan official Abdul Rahman Mangal said on December 3 that Kabul Polytechnic University student Faizul Rahman Wardak was killed in the village of Sewaka, about 60 kilometers outside the capital.

Photographs purporting to show the execution were posted on social media.

Based on reporting by Reuters

Copyright (c) 2010-2020. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.

ecoi.net description:
Taliban militants reportedly hanged student they accused of involvement in killing of a leading Taliban member
Country:
Afghanistan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Published:
3 December 2016
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-taliban-execute-student/28154024.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Document ID:
1122259 (former ID 333359)

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