Taliban Administers Public Flogging To 8 In Balkh & Bamiyan
The Taliban Supreme Court says eight people, including a woman, were publicly flogged in Balkh and Bamiyan on charges including theft, selling alcohol and extramarital relations.
The Taliban Supreme Court said in separate statements on Thursday, March 12, that corporal punishments of citizens had continued.
According to one report, two people in Bamiyan were publicly punished for theft and each was also sentenced to one year in prison.
Another statement said five men and one woman in Balkh were given 39 lashes.
The Taliban said the punishments were carried out in the presence of its officials and residents.
On Wednesday, the court also reported that 11 people, including two women, had been flogged in Takhar, Zabul and Badakhshan.
Findings by Afghanistan International show that since 2024 the Taliban have publicly flogged more than 2,000 people, including 291 women, on various charges while avoiding corporal punishment against individuals affiliated with their own ranks.
