The Taliban's Supreme Court disclosed that six individuals were publicly flogged for engaging in extramarital relations in Logar Province, according to a group’s statement released on Saturday.
The action followed a ruling from the primary court of the Taliban in Logar.
The press release, citing a judge affiliated with the group in Logar, noted that local Taliban officials were in attendance during the flogging.
Details from the court indicate that the sentences varied, with the first individual receiving 35 lashes and one year of suspended imprisonment, the second 25 lashes alongside a similar one-year suspended term, the third and fourth each subjected to 39 lashes and one year suspended imprisonment, and both the fifth and sixth receiving 35 lashes and one year of suspended imprisonment as well.
With the Taliban's reinstatement of governance in Afghanistan, the regime has revived the use of corporal punishment methods such as flogging, amputation, and execution.
Human rights advocates contend that the Taliban's judicial processes fall short of fair trial standards, accusing the courts of applying a dual standard in their treatment of group members compared to ordinary citizens.
Human rights groups have consistently called on the Taliban to cease such brutal and rights-violating punishments, although the Taliban maintains its stance on enforcing penalties under what they claim to be "Islamic Sharia."
