An unexploded device, a war remnant of years of conflict in Afghanistan's southern region went off in Kandahar province on Saturday, killing one child and injuring another, Khaama Press reported citing sources.
Warning of consequences for opposing the Taliban government, he said, "Those who undermine the government whether that is via tongue, pen or undermining in practice, all of are committing rebellion, all of them deserve death," at a graduation ceremony in Kandahar.
According to Khaama Press, children and women are among those who have been released, and a prisoner's body has also been transferred, according to local officials for refugees in Kandahar.
Zargar is a 'Designated Individual Terrorist' under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and has been operating from Pakistan ever since his release and has been funding terror activities in the Valley.
Local authorities and Kandahar residents were in attendance during the lashing. The spokesman for the provincial governor, Haji Zaid, said the convicts were lashed 35-39 times.
Taliban banning women's education and barring them from NGOs in Afghanistan has not only triggered international condemnation but also resulted in internal rifts.
A border clash between two sides at the Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing left one Pakistani border guard dead, Gandhara news outlet reported. The Chaman-Spin Boldak crossing is approximately 100 km southeast of Kandahar city, Afghanistan, and about 100 km northwest of Quetta, Pakistan.