Taliban Publicly Flogs Six, Including Woman, Amid Surge in Corporal Punishments

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban Supreme Court has confirmed the public flogging of six individuals, including one woman, in northern Faryab and eastern Khost provinces.

In a statement released on Tuesday, February 18, the court revealed that three individuals, including a woman, were flogged in Faryab on charges of “running away from home,” “assisting in fleeing from home,” and “sodomy.”