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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 15 > Taliban kill couple for trying to elope

Taliban kill couple for trying to elope


April 15, 2009

KABUL — A Taliban firing squad killed a young couple in southwestern Afghanistan for trying to elope, shooting them with AK-47s in front of a crowd in a lawless, militant-controlled region, officials said Tuesday. The woman, 19-year-old Gul Pecha, and the man, 21-year-old Abdul Aziz,....

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