Afghanistan: Mother, daughter stoned to death "moral deviation and adultery" in Ghazni

A group of armed men have stoned a woman and her daughter to death in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, security officials have told the BBC.


Officials blamed the Taliban for the attack and said they had accused the widow and her daughter of "moral deviation and adultery".


The incident happened on Thursday in the Khawaja Hakim area of Ghazni city, where the family lived.


The police said two men had been arrested in connection with the murder.


Security officials said armed men entered the house where the young widow lived with her daughter, took them out, and stoned them to death.


"Neighbours did not help or inform the authorities on time," an official said.


Taliban grip
Officials said a number of religious leaders in the city had been issuing fatwas (Islamic religious edicts) asking people to report any one who was "involved in adultery".


In October last year, a woman accused of murdering her mother-in-law was killed by Taliban in Ghazni.


Ghazni has seen an upsurge in violence in recent years.


Strategically located on the route between Kabul and Kandahar, the province was once a centre of trade. Read More