The Taliban's Supreme Court announced that three individuals were publicly flogged on charges of having extramarital relationships and fleeing from home in the Dawlat Abad district of Faryab province.
According to the statement, one person received 39 lashes, and two others received 30 lashes each.
In addition to public flogging, one of them was sentenced to three and a half years in prison, and the other two were each sentenced to one year and one month of imprisonment.
In a statement on Sunday, the Taliban's Supreme Court stated that the lower court in Dawlat Abad had sentenced three individuals on charges of "sexual relations outside of marriage" and "escaping from home" during the month of Ramadan.
The Taliban did not provide any explanation about the identities of these individuals.
According to the statement from the Taliban's Supreme Court, the defendants were publicly flogged in the presence of Taliban’s judicial and military officials in Faryab province, along with a large crowd of people.
Since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan, they have carried out physical punishments such as flogging, amputation, and execution, citing the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law.
Recently, Radio Television Afghanistan, under Taliban control, aired a message attributed to Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, emphasising on the implementation of Sharia law and physical punishments, including stoning of women.
However, human rights organisations and the international community have consistently urged the Taliban to cease the public punishment of Afghan citizens through flogging, amputation, and execution.
