Taliban Publicly Flogs 20 in Kabul Amid Ongoing Corporal Punishments

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban publicly flogged 20 people in Kabul on Thursday after convicting them of selling and trafficking narcotic tablets, alcoholic beverages, and hashish, the group’s supreme court said.

In a statement posted on X, the court said each individual received between 20 and 39 lashes and prison terms of up to two and a half years. The punishments were implemented after approval by the Taliban’s highest judicial authority.