Taliban Flog 34 People In Public In Khost
The Taliban’s Supreme Court says 34 people have been publicly flogged in Khost province on charges including drug trafficking and forgery.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court says 34 people have been publicly flogged in Khost province on charges including drug trafficking and forgery.
The court said the individuals received between 10 and 39 lashes and prison sentences ranging from one to seven years.
In a statement issued on Sunday, 7 December, the Supreme Court said the punishments were carried out by the primary court in Khost. The Taliban did not release details about the identities of those punished or the judicial process behind the rulings.
The Taliban continue to arrest people almost daily on various charges and subject them to public corporal punishment. The group describes public floggings and executions as the enforcement of Sharia law.
Over the past four years, hundreds of people have been flogged in public and at least eleven individuals have been executed. The most recent execution was carried out five days ago at Khost city stadium, where the Taliban said about 80,000 people gathered to witness it.
