FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, one of the six nooses prepared for men sentenced to death at a jail in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan has hanged six men convicted of terrorism, signaling a tougher approach toward the Taliban. President Ashraf Ghani's office says he "approved executions of six terrorists who perpetrated grave crimes against civilians and security personnel." (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, file)