17 August 2010

Afghan couple stoned to death by Taliban after their families turned them in when they tried to elope

A man and a woman have been stoned to death in Afghanistan over an alleged love affair. Their families asked the Taliban to arrest the two, who were each engaged to other people, after they tried to elope. Their deaths come a week after it was revealed Islamic militants in the country had flogged and executed a woman accused of adultery. [MailOnline] Read more