Taliban Publicly Flog 29 People in Four Provinces as Corporal Punishment Continue

KABUL – The Taliban have publicly flogged 29 people, including six women, over the past two days in the provinces of Takhar, Kabul, Laghman, and Balkh.

According to the Taliban’s Supreme Court, 11 people, four women and seven men, were flogged on Thursday, September 11, in Takhar province on charges of “illicit relationships.” They were each sentenced to between four months and three years in prison, in addition to receiving 20 to 39 lashes.