The Taliban on Sunday publicly flogged two people in the Pashtun Kot district of Faryab province after convicting them of having an extramarital relationship, the group’s Supreme Court said in a statement.
According to the court, each received 39 lashes and was also sentenced to one year in prison. The floggings were carried out in front of local residents.
Despite repeated international appeals to end corporal punishment, the Taliban continues to impose public floggings for so-called moral offences, reviving punishments reminiscent of its 1990s rule.
Human rights organisations have repeatedly criticised the Taliban’s judicial system, saying it lacks due process and that defendants are denied basic legal rights, including access to defence lawyers.
