Taliban executes pregnant widow Sanam Gul, also known as Sanam Bibi, accused of adultery that left her pregnant. Provincial and district officials confirmed the execution of the 47-year-old woman who was killed in Badghis province Saturday morning.

Hashim Habibi, district governor of Qades, confirmed the execution and said the woman was accused of adultery that left her pregnant. The Taliban shadow district governor, Mullah Abdul Hakim, and his judge ordered the woman to be executed, he said.

Mohammad Yousuf, a Taliban commander, carried out the execution, shooting the woman in her head, Habibi said.

The International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan condemned the killing. U.S. Army Col. Rafael Torres, director of the ISAF Joint Command Combined Joint Operations Center said:

“This tragic gruesome brutality is an example of Taliban justice.”

“This is not what the people of Afghanistan want — they want peace and freedom and that’s what we’re going to help provide.”

The statement from the ISAF cited reports that the widow was whipped 200 times before she was shot.