Karzai Gives His Approval for Execution of Prisoners - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai has signed off on the execution of 16 Afghan prisoners, a rare move in the country in the years since the end of the mass public executions favored under the Taliban’s rule. - Karzai Gives His Approval for Execution of Prisoners
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