Taliban Publicly Flogs Individual In Badakhshan Province

The Taliban announced on Tuesday that a man in Yaftal district of Badakhshan province was publicly flogged on charges of "sexual relations."

According to the Taliban’s statement, the man was sentenced to 39 lashes by the group’s primary court, with the punishment carried out publicly.

The flogging took place on Tuesday, 13 May, in the courtyard of the Taliban’s district police headquarters in Yaftal, attended by local Taliban officials and residents of Badakhshan.

The Taliban's Supreme Court announces incidents of corporal punishment almost daily. The United Nations and various human rights organisations have repeatedly urged the Taliban to cease such practices.

Rights groups have criticised the Taliban’s judicial system, noting that it lacks proper standards, and that defendants are denied access to fair trial procedures, including legal representation.