Date: 01/06/1404
Taliban Display the Body of a Man in Public in Herat
Local sources in the city of Herat report that the Taliban have hung the body of a shot man “from his feet” at a major roundabout known as Darwaza‑ye Kandahar, displaying it to the public.
According to two local sources who confirmed the incident to Rukhshana Media, the man’s body was displayed for several hours yesterday (Friday, 31 Asad) at the Darwaza‑ye Kandahar roundabout in Herat city.
In a video circulated on social media, Taliban members can be seen kicking the throat and mouth of the man’s body in the presence of dozens of people.
The Taliban had written on the body: “Death to the Afghan Liberation Movement Group.”
The Taliban police command in Herat also released a photo of the blood‑stained body, claiming that the man was a thief who was killed during an armed confrontation with Taliban security forces. They stated that the man had previously killed two members of their security units.
Throughout their nearly four years of renewed rule, the Taliban have repeatedly shot individuals in various Provinces of the country on accusations such as affiliation with opposition groups or ISIS, sometimes leaving their bodies on public display.
Such punishments are reminiscent of the Taliban’s practices in the 1990s during their first period of rule, when summary trials and public executions were carried out in stadiums before crowds.
Human rights activists have strongly condemned these actions. From a human rights perspective, displaying bodies in public is considered severely inhumane, degrading, and a violation of human dignity.

This entry documents the public display of a dead body by Taliban authorities in Herat following the killing of an individual reportedly accused of theft and affiliation with an opposition group. The body was suspended in a public space for several hours and subjected to further physical mistreatment in view of onlookers. The display, accompanied by written messaging on the body, suggests the use of public exposure of the dead as a means of intimidation and deterrence. The case reflects patterns of extrajudicial violence and the use of degrading treatment, including the public exhibition of bodies, as part of broader practices of coercion and symbolic enforcement of authority.