Tuesday 15 September, 2026

Afghan national Khalil Afghan executed in Zahedan

15 September 2026 12:27
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Afghanistan

Hengaw – Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Iranian authorities executed Khalil Afghan, a 25-year-old Afghan national, at Zahedan Central Prison. He had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges in a joint case with a Baloch prisoner.

According to information received by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the execution was carried out at dawn on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

He was tried and sentenced to death alongside Asghar Pishahang, a 34-year-old Baloch prisoner whose execution was previously reported by Hengaw.

Based on information received, the two men were arrested in Konarak County in 2022 and initially transferred to Chabahar Prison. Khalil Afghan was later transferred to Zahedan Central Prison for the implementation of his death sentence.

Iranian state media and judiciary-affiliated outlets have not announced the execution.

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