Afghanistan's Supreme Leader Orders Full Implementation Of Sharia Law

File photo of Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada.  

The Guardian/AFP: Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of sharia law  

Public executions and amputations some of the punishments for crimes including adultery and theft 

Afghanistan’s supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings, floggings and the amputation of limbs for thieves, the Taliban’s chief spokesperson said. 

Zabihullah Mujahid tweeted on Sunday that the “obligatory” command by Haibatullah Akhundzada came after the secretive leader met with a group of judges. 

Akhundzada, who has not been filmed or photographed in public since the Taliban returned to power in August last year, rules by decree from Kandahar, the movement’s birthplace and spiritual heartland. 

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Afghanistan's Supreme Leader Orders Full Implementation Of Sharia Law  

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Afghan supreme leader Akhundzada orders full implementation of Islamic law -- Alarabiya/AFP ‘

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