Death penalty for Afghan wedding party rape

Afghanistan has handed the death penalty to seven men for raping and robbing a group of women returning from a wedding.

It was a rare case of sexual assault that has shaken the capital and raised concerns over public security at a time of transition.

Police said a large group of men, some dressed in police uniforms, and with assault rifles, stopped a convoy of cars in which the women were travelling along with their families in the district of Paghman, just outside Kabul, last month.