Taliban Carry Out Public Floggings of Women and Men in Ghor and Parwan

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – The Taliban’s Supreme Court has carried out public floggings of two women and two men in the provinces of Ghor and Parwan, according to an official statement.

The court said that on Wednesday (18 February), a woman and a man in Ghor were publicly flogged for the alleged crime of “adultery.” Each received 39 lashes, in accordance with the ruling of the provincial appeals court.