Taliban Publicly Flogs Two Individuals For Theft
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday that two individuals have been publicly flogged on charges of theft in Paktika province.
The court said that one of them received 39 lashes, while the other received 35 lashes.
The punishment was carried out by the provincial court of Paktika on Thursday, following an approval by the Taliban’s Supreme Court.
The identities of these individuals were not disclosed.
In a recent case, the Taliban’s Court announced on Tuesday, the punishment of three individuals in Khost province for fraud and engaging in extramarital relations in public.
Previously, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Supreme Court stated that over the past month, the group has subjected more than 40 individuals to physical punishments for various charges across different cities in Afghanistan.
