An Afghan official says authorities have executed 5 members of a criminal group behind several kidnappings and murders in the western province of Herat.
The convicts were executed at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in the capital, Kabul.
Nasrat Rahimi, deputy spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said Wednesday that Askar Anwari, a former member of the provincial council in Herat was among the 5 who were hanged.
Rahimi says the executions were carried out after 3 appeals courts and President Ashraf Ghani confirmed the death sentences of the 5.
The group had been involved in the kidnapping and murder of a deputy head of a construction company, as well as other illegal activities.
In May 2016, Ghani approved the executions of 6 suspects convicted on terrorism charges.
Source: radio.gov.pk, December 2, 2017
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