The Taliban in the western province of Herat’s Zarghun district has arrested two men and two women for extramarital affairs and eloping.
In a statement on Saturday, the group’s security command in Herat said that the men and women had confessed to their alleged crimes.
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The Taliban usually publicly flogs men and women accused of extramarital affairs or elopement.