Taliban Publicly Flogs Woman & Man In Takhar
The Taliban's Supreme Court announced the execution of 39 lashes on a woman and a man in Farkhar district of Takhar province.
The Taliban's Supreme Court announced the execution of 39 lashes on a woman and a man in Farkhar district of Takhar province.
The court said in a statement Monday that the individuals had been convicted of extramarital sex.
In a statement issued on Monday, November 4, the court said that a woman and a man were flogged in the courtyard of the municipality of Farkhar district of Takhar province.
On Monday morning, the Taliban's Supreme Court also announced the execution of another woman in the Kuz Kunar district of Nangarhar province on charges of "running away from home”.
A recent UNAMA report shows that the group has flogged 95 men and 16 women across Afghanistan on various charges in the past three months.
Corporal punishment carried out by the Taliban in Afghanistan is not limited to flogging.
Recently, the Taliban's Supreme Court announced that since August 2021, five people have been executed in the country, and 30 more death sentences are awaiting final approval by the group's leader.
