The Taliban Supreme Court said nine people, including three women, were publicly flogged in Parwan and Uruzgan provinces on charges of “extramarital relations” and “disrespect toward a father.”
According to a statement, the defendants received between 30 and 39 lashes and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to four years.
In Parwan province, a Taliban court in Bagram flogged three women and five men in public on accusations of what the group described as “illicit relations.” The statement did not provide further details, but the Taliban criminalise any relationship between unrelated men and women.
Separately, one person was flogged in the centre of Uruzgan province on charges of “disrespect toward a father,” the court said.
The punishments were carried out after being approved by the Taliban Supreme Court.
Over the past five days, the Taliban have flogged at least 73 people across Afghanistan on various charges, according to official statements.
Despite repeated opposition from international organisations and human rights groups, the Taliban have continued to impose corporal punishment, which they say constitutes the implementation of Islamic Sharia within their judicial system.
