Taliban Publicly Punishes 11 Individuals in Maidan Wardak & Kabul
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that it has punished 10 people, including two women and eight men, in Maidan Wardak province on charges of "adultery, sodomy and immorality"
The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that it has punished 10 people, including two women and eight men, in Maidan Wardak province on charges of "adultery, sodomy and immorality"
Additionally, one man in Kabul was punished for public theft. The court added that Chak district court sentenced nine of these individuals, while Maidan Shahr court sentenced one of these individuals.
In a statement on Wednesday, Taliban’s Supreme Court wrote that these people who had completed their imprisonment and were punished in public.
In a separate statement on Wednesday, it stated that an individual was flogged 39 times on the charge of theft in Kabul.
The Taliban's statement did not explain the nature of the punishment, but it added that the Tazir sentence was implemented for these people. The group usually whips the accused in such cases.
According to the statement of the Taliban’s Supreme Court, these people were punished in the presence of the residents of Maidan Wardak province, court officials and other Taliban officials in this province.
It states, "Hudud and retribution are God's mercy, and the implementation of it, creates peace and happiness."
Although the Taliban have resumed corporal punishment following the takeover of power in Afghanistan, recently the authorities of the group have increased corporal punishment such as flogging, hand amputation and execution.
Recently, the group apprehended and penalised three individuals in Sar-e-Pul province, two in Kabul, eight in Herat, four in Laghman and Balkh, and 13 people in Bamiyan province. The charges against them included "adultery," "immorality," and "illicit relationships”.
Recently, the United Nations expressed concerns about the continuation of corporal punishment in Afghanistan, asked the Taliban to cease such punishments.
In response, the Taliban said that they adhere to Islamic Sharia law, emphasising that external organisations and countries should refrain from interfering in Afghanistan's internal affairs.
