Taliban Sentence Woman To Five Years In Prison For ‘Running Away From Home’
The Taliban Supreme Court says a woman and a man in Zabul were flogged and sentenced to prison on charges of running away from home.
The Taliban Supreme Court says a woman and a man in Zabul were flogged and sentenced to prison on charges of running away from home.
The Taliban Supreme Court said the pair were each given 39 lashes and sentenced to four to five years in prison. In Badakhshan, three men were also punished with 39 lashes and two-year prison terms for selling and transporting alcohol.
According to the statement, the punishments were carried out on Wednesday, March 11, in the presence of local officials and members of the public.
Findings by Afghanistan International indicate that since 2024 the Taliban have publicly flogged more than 2,000 people, including 291 women, on various charges.
The findings suggest the Taliban have avoided carrying out corporal punishment publicly against individuals affiliated with their own ranks.
Despite opposition from international organisations to torture and corporal punishment, the Taliban have continued to carry out public floggings. The group says such punishments are the enforcement of Islamic law by courts under its authority.
