Taliban Flogs 42 People In Jawzjan, Farah & Balkh
The Taliban’s Supreme Court said 42 people were flogged across three provinces on charges including same-sex relations, alcohol offences and extramarital affairs.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court said 42 people were flogged across three provinces on charges including same-sex relations, alcohol offences and extramarital affairs.
In separate statements on Saturday, April 18, the court said 14 people were punished in Bala Buluk district of Farah, 27 in Sheberghan city of Jawzjan, and one in Balkh.
Those punished received between 20 and 39 lashes.
According to the statement, a primary Taliban court in Balkh also sentenced one individual to two years of enforced imprisonment on charges of extramarital relations. The punishment was carried out in public in the presence of local officials.
Findings by Afghanistan International show that since late-March, the Taliban have flogged at least 149 people across the country on various charges.
Despite opposition from international organisations to torture and corporal punishment, the Taliban have continued to carry out public floggings.
