Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, a founder of the Taliban who will control prisons under the new government in Afghanistan, said strict punishment, including amputations and executions, will return. "Everyone criticized us for the punishments in the stadium, but we have never said anything about their laws and their punishments," Turabi said in Kabul during an interview, which was published Thursday by the Associated Press. During that time, amputations and executions were carried out for criminal offenses, including theft and highway robbery. "Cutting off of hands is very necessary for security," Turabi said, claiming it was a deterrent to theft and other crime. In addition to announcing that severe punishments would return, Turabi, said the Taliban would allow television, mobile phones, photos and videos "because this is the necessity of the people, and we are serious about it."

Source: Fox News September 23, 2021 21:29 UTC