Taliban Publicly Flogs Woman In Khost Province
The Taliban Supreme Court says a woman was publicly flogged with 39 lashes in Khost province on Wednesday, accused of “running away from home”, and sentenced to two years in prison.
The Taliban had earlier said that in 2025 they executed at least six people and flogged 1,118 others across Afghanistan on various charges.
The group describes the flogging of those convicted by its courts as the implementation of “Islamic Sharia”.
Despite strong opposition from international organisations to corporal punishment and torture, the Taliban have continued to carry out public floggings.
Human rights groups say the Taliban’s judicial system is non-standard and that defendants are denied basic fair trial rights, including access to legal representation.
