Taliban Hangs Four Bodies in Public Square in Western Afghanistan: Witnesses

A Taliban fighter stands guard along a street near the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on Sept. 23, 2021. Wakil Kohsar / AFP via Getty Images

The Taliban hung four dead bodies in a public square in western Afghanistan, according to local witnesses, in a sign that the group is returning to some of its harsh punishments of the past.

Several residents of Herat, identified as Mohammad Nazir and Wazir Ahmad, said they saw the Taliban displaying the bodies in the city’s public square. Ahmad told The Associated Press that three of the bodies were then moved to other parts of the city for public display.