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| The Taleban in Afghanistan have publicly killed a young couple who they said had tried to run away to get married, officials say. | The Taleban in Afghanistan have publicly killed a young couple who they said had tried to run away to get married, officials say. |
| The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot dead on Monday in front of a mosque in the south-western province of Nimroz. | The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot dead on Monday in front of a mosque in the south-western province of Nimroz. |
| Nimroz is an area where the Taleban have a strong influence. | Nimroz is an area where the Taleban have a strong influence. |
| Governor Ghulam Dastageer Azad told the AFP news agency the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders and were an "insult to Islam". | Governor Ghulam Dastageer Azad told the AFP news agency the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders and were an "insult to Islam". |
| Dangerous region | Dangerous region |
| Mr Azad said: "An unmarried young boy and an unmarried girl who loved each other and wanted to get married had eloped because their families would not approve the marriage." | Mr Azad said: "An unmarried young boy and an unmarried girl who loved each other and wanted to get married had eloped because their families would not approve the marriage." |
| Officials said the couple were traced by militants after they tried to go to Iran. They were made to return to their village in Khash Rod district. | Officials said the couple were traced by militants after they tried to go to Iran. They were made to return to their village in Khash Rod district. |
| "Three Taleban mullahs brought them to the local mosque and they passed a fatwa (religious decree) that they must be killed. They were shot and killed in front of the mosque in public," the governor said. | "Three Taleban mullahs brought them to the local mosque and they passed a fatwa (religious decree) that they must be killed. They were shot and killed in front of the mosque in public," the governor said. |
| He said there were some reports that the families of the young couple could have links with the Taleban. The Taleban could not be immediately reached for comment. | He said there were some reports that the families of the young couple could have links with the Taleban. The Taleban could not be immediately reached for comment. |
| Correspondents say that the killings took place in a remote and dangerous region, where the government has no access. | Correspondents say that the killings took place in a remote and dangerous region, where the government has no access. |
| The Taleban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and during that time implemented its austere interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, carrying out public killings and floggings. | The Taleban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 and during that time implemented its austere interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, carrying out public killings and floggings. |
| Unmarried men and women were forbidden from talking or meeting in public and women were not allowed out of their homes without a male relative. Girls were discouraged from going to school. | Unmarried men and women were forbidden from talking or meeting in public and women were not allowed out of their homes without a male relative. Girls were discouraged from going to school. |
| Extrajudicial "honour killings" have been widely carried out in Afghanistan since then by conservative families angered by a relative who has brought them shame - usually by refusing to marry a chosen partner. | Extrajudicial "honour killings" have been widely carried out in Afghanistan since then by conservative families angered by a relative who has brought them shame - usually by refusing to marry a chosen partner. |
| The Taleban have widened their influence over the past three years and now control many remote districts where there are not enough coalition forces to establish a permanent presence. | The Taleban have widened their influence over the past three years and now control many remote districts where there are not enough coalition forces to establish a permanent presence. |