Kabul , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the stoning deaths of a young man and woman in northern Afghanistan over the weekend , calling the executions by the Taliban `` unforgivable . '' `` Executing these two young people without trial is a crime , an act of inhumanity , and is counter to Islam , '' the president said in a statement Tuesday . The Taliban stoned to death a man and a woman in northern Afghanistan for allegedly having an affair , officials said Monday . The stoning took place Sunday in Dasht-e-Archi district , in the village of Mullah Qali -- a village dominated by the Taliban in Kunduz province . The pair was accused of having an illicit sexual relationship , a spokesman for the Kunduz governor said . The woman was about 20 years old and the man was about 27 , said Mohammed Ayuob , district governor of Amam Sahib , which is also in Kunduz province . The woman was engaged , and the man was married to another woman . The two had been held by the Taliban for about a week , Ayuob said .
President Obama says execution without a trial is counter to justice . The stoning took place in an Afghan village controlled by the Taliban . The man and woman were accused of having an illicit sexual relationship .