Taliban Flog Two In Badakhshan For Alleged Moral Offences
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that a man and a woman were flogged in Badakhshan province on charges of “running away from home” and “assisting escape.”
The two individuals received 39 lashes each. The statement did not specify whether the punishment was carried out in public, as previous announcements from the Taliban have typically indicated.
The court noted that the sentence was executed following approval by the Taliban’s Supreme Court, referring to the accused as “criminals.”
Despite international condemnation from human rights organisations over the use of corporal punishment and torture, the Taliban continue to administer public floggings. The group claims such punishments are in accordance with “Islamic Sharia law.”
The Taliban’s use of public corporal punishment has drawn widespread criticism for violating international human rights norms, particularly in cases involving women.
