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Taliban publicly flog 9 convicted of robbery and sodomy, cut off hands of 4 people in a football stadium

The Taliban on Tuesday publicly flogged nine convicted of robbery and "sodomy" in Ahmad Shahi Stadium in Kandahar. Local authorities and Kandahar residents were in attendance during the lashing. The spokesman for the provincial Governor Haji Zaid said the convicts were lashed 35–39 times. Despite international condemnation, the Taliban has resumed the flogging and the public execution of criminals following a decree by the hard-liners' supreme leader.