Taliban Publicly Flogs Nine People, Including Three Women, in Latest Corporal Punishments

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Taliban authorities publicly flogged nine people, including three women, in Afghanistan’s Parwan and Uruzgan provinces in recent days, amid a recent surge in the use of corporal punishment across the country.

In a statement on Saturday, the Taliban Supreme Court said that eight people, including three women, were publicly flogged in Bagram district of Parwan province on Wednesday for “illicit relationships,” each receiving 39 lashes and prison terms of one to four years.