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19 year old woman and her lover stoned to death in Afghanistan

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The New York Times reports the Taliban have recently carried out the stoning and execution of a 19 year old woman, troche Siddiqa, patient and her 25 year old lover, Khayyam. The couple had eloped after Siddiqa's family wanted her to marry a relative.

'The punishment was carried out by hundreds of the victims’ neighbours in a village in northern Kunduz Province, according to Nadir Khan, 40, a local farmer and Taliban sympathizer, who was interviewed by telephone'.

Mr. Khan said that as a Taliban mullah prepared to read the judgement of a religious court, the lovers defiantly confessed in public to their relationship. “They said, ‘We love each other no matter what happens."

What is even more shocking about this story is not only did spectators 'cheer' during the stoning but the barbaric act was carried out by a male-only crowd of 200 which included Khayyam’s father and brother, and Siddiqa’s brother. 

Read the full story here. 

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