The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that four individuals, including two women, were publicly flogged in Shakar Dara district of Kabul on charges of sexual relations, fleeing home, and extramarital affairs.
In addition to receiving lashes, the individuals were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six months to one and a half years.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the Taliban Supreme Court stated that two individuals were sentenced to 39 lashes each and one and a half years in prison, while the other two received 38 lashes and were sentenced to six months and one year in prison.
The statement confirmed that the public punishment was carried out at the group’s primary court in Shakar Dara district, Kabul, in the presence of local officials, residents, and court attendees.
Earlier this week, the Taliban Supreme Court also reported the flogging of nine individuals in Ghazni and Takhar provinces.
The United Nations and human rights organisations have repeatedly called for an end to corporal and public punishments by the Taliban. However, the group has continued to disregard these appeals.
