Two men were shot dead in a double execution hosted at a stadium in Afganistan and ordered by the Taliban, Ednews informs citing Sky News.
Thousands watched on as the men - Syed Jamal from central Wardak province and Gul Khan from Ghazni - were shot dead by the relatives of people killed in stabbing attacks.
The pair were ruled to have been responsible by the Taliban's Supreme Court for the deaths of two victims in the separate attacks, but it was unclear if they themselves carried out the stabbings.
Crowds were gathered outside the stadium in the Ali Lala area of the city of Ghazni on Thursday to watch the execution, as religious scholars pleaded with the relatives to forgive Jamal and Khan.
However, the executions started shortly before 1pm, when 15 bullets were fired at the accused by the victims' families, eight at one and seven at the other.
Supreme Court spokesman Abdul Rahim Rashid said the two were shot from behind. Their bodies were then taken by ambulances.
