Taliban publicly flogs couple accused of relationship outside marriage

The Taliban has publicly flogged a man and woman in the Jabal Saraj district of Parwan province, local sources have confirmed.

A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told KabulNow that the Taliban had accused the couple, both under 30, of having a relationship outside of marriage. And the group’s local court had sentenced them to flogging in public, which was enacted on Wednesday in front of a large crowd.