Another crude lie.
Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 8, 2001 (during Taliban rule).
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The photo depicts four Afghans publicly hanged in a makeshift gallows (sometimes described as a scaffold structure) in a public square in Kabul. Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar ordered the executions after the men were convicted of allegedly masterminding several bomb blasts in Kabul the previous year. They were hanged publicly as a deterrent, consistent with Taliban practices at the time of carrying out executions in public spaces (often stadiums or squares).
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Contemporary reports (e.g., from Afghan Islamic Press and news outlets) confirm the four men were hanged to death that day in Kabul for the bombings. Photos from the event, including those archived on Getty Images (credited to AFP photographers), show the men hanging from the gallows structure afterward. The setup was improvised/portable, matching the image’s wooden frame on what appears to be a flatbed truck platform (a common way to create mobile or quickly erected execution structures in such contexts). A white van (possibly a security or official vehicle) is visible nearby, along with onlookers, power lines, and urban/rural-edge elements typical of Kabul at the time.
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This was part of the Taliban’s broader use of public executions and corporal punishments during their 1996–2001 rule. The photo has been used in archival/news contexts to document these events (pre-dating the 2001 U.S. invasion and Taliban ouster). Note that similar public displays occurred later (e.g., body hangings from cranes in Herat in 2021), but this specific image aligns with the documented 2001 Kabul quadruple hanging.