Two foreign nationals, one of them Swiss, have been stoned to death in the Afghan capital, government officials said on Sunday. The bodies of the men were found in Baghe Chilstone, an ancient garden not far from the city’s centre, Interior Ministry spokesman Lufullah Mashal, said. ‘‘Locals informed the police and showed them the bodies. An investigation is on to ascertain who stoned them to death and why,’’ he said. ‘‘One has a Swiss passport, while the other’s nationality is unknown.’’Both had come from neighbouring Pakistan nine days ago, said Khalil Aminzada, deputy chief of Kabul police. The two were pelted with bricks and stones last night and their bodies were being examined by local forensic experts, Aminzada added. A local official at the Swiss Embassy in Kabul said Swiss diplomats were informed about the deaths and were in the process of finding out more details from the authorities.There was no immediate comment from the officials on the cause of the killing. Stoning to death is a punishment proposed by Islam for adulterers.
