Taliban Publicly Flogs 4 In Bamiyan For Adultery, Theft
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four individuals were publicly flogged in Bamiyan province on charges of engaging in extramarital sexual relations and committing theft.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four individuals were publicly flogged in Bamiyan province on charges of engaging in extramarital sexual relations and committing theft.
According to the statement, the sentences were issued by a Taliban court in Bamiyan and approved by the group’s Supreme Court. The individuals, whose identities were not disclosed, received between 35 and 39 lashes each and were also sentenced to prison terms ranging from two months to one year.
The floggings took place on Tuesday, in the courtyard of the Taliban’s primary court in the province, in the presence of local officials and residents.
This incident follows a similar announcement made on Wednesday by the Taliban, stating that two women and two men were publicly flogged in Mohammad Agha district of Logar province for alleged “illicit relationships.”
Despite international condemnation, the Taliban continues to enforce public corporal punishment, which it describes as the implementation of Islamic Sharia law. Human rights organisations have consistently denounced such practices as cruel, inhuman, and in violation of international legal standards.
