Taliban publicly flogged 12 individuals in Zabul province on charges including adultery, attempting to flee with a woman, attempted murder, and theft, according to a Taliban statement on Monday.
The Taliban’s Supreme Court, in a statement, noted that the individuals received between 20 and 39 lashes each, with eight of them also sentenced to prison terms ranging from one to six years. Others recieved imprisonments raning from one year to one and a half years.
The public punishment was reportedly attended by the Taliban’s judicial officials, the head of the provincial governor’s office, members of the Ulema Council, the Taliban’s police chief, and other local officials, along with residents of the province.
Despite criticism from international organizations and human rights groups, the Taliban has continued the practice of corporal punishment, particularly public flogging. In the latest instance, the Taliban publicly flogged a man in Kabul on Sunday.
Data compiled by Amu TV indicates that over the past three years, the Taliban’s Supreme Court has stoned 37 people and prosecuted 176 others on various charges. The figures also show that nearly 600 individuals, including 106 women, have been publicly flogged by the Taliban during this period.
