The 30-second clip run in Afghan media shows a woman in a hole in the
ground as turbaned men gather around and hurl stones at her with
chilling nonchalance.
The woman, named by officials as Rokhsahana and aged between 19 and 21,
is heard repeating the shahada, or Muslim profession of faith, her voice
growing increasingly high-pitched as stones strike her with sickening
thuds.
The killing took place about a week ago in a Taliban-controlled area
just outside Firozkoh, the capital of central Ghor province, officials
said, confirming the video which was sourced and released by
international broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
"Yes, the footage shown in the media is related to Rokhsahana, who was stoned to death," a spokesman for Ghor's Governor Seema Joyenda told AFP.
Rokhsahana was stoned by a gathering of "Taliban, local religious leaders and armed warlords", Joyenda said.
Joyenda, one of only two female governors in Afghanistan, said
Rokhsahana's family had married her off against her will and that she
was caught while eloping with another man her age, seen as tantamount to
adultery.
The man was let off with a lashing, Joyenda's spokesman said.
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