Taliban publicly flogged two men in Maidan Wardak province on charges of theft, according to a statement from the Taliban-run Supreme Court.
The statement indicated that each man received 39 lashes in the Daimirad district.
Additionally, the two individuals have been sentenced to three years in prison.
Findings by Amu reveal that over the past three years, Taliban has publicly flogged more than 600 people, including over 100 women, across the country.
Human rights organizations and global bodies, including the United Nations, have repeatedly criticized the Taliban’s methods of punishing accused individuals.
They argue that the Taliban administer punishments without allowing the accused access to legal representation and without adhering to proper legal procedures.
Furthermore, the U.S. State Department, in its annual human rights report on Afghanistan, described these Taliban punishments as “inhumane” and called for their immediate cessation.
