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A spokesperson for Afghanistan's president, Ashraf Ghani says the sickening footage from Ghor is the work of the Taliban, branding it an act of "cruelty and atrocity".
The woman can be seen cowering in a dirt hole and covering herself while she is pelted with stones by a huge crowd of men.
The throng does not relent as she screams out in pain.
Some of the men also shout "Allahu Akbar" as they torture the helpless woman.