The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that two individuals in Kabul have been publicly flogged on charges of extramarital affairs, and another person in Kandahar has been flogged for involvement in drug-related crimes.
According to the statement, the two individuals in Kabul received 35 lashes each, and the other individual in Kandahar received 30 lashes.
On Thursday, the Taliban’s Supreme Court wrote that a man accused of extramarital relationships in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul province has been sentenced to four years of imprisonment, and the woman has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
A court of the group in Kandahar has also sentenced an individual to three years of imprisonment for involvement in drug-related crimes.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court has not provided any details regarding the identities of these individuals.
Following the takeover of power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban has resumed physical punishments such as lashing, amputation, and execution.
Human rights organisations and the international community have repeatedly urged the Taliban to cease the cruel and inhumane punishments against the Afghan citizens.
