Women

Taliban flog woman in public in northern Afghanistan

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Taliban publicly flogged a woman 39 times in the Andkhoi district of Faryab province on charges of theft, according to a statement issued by the Taliban-run Supreme Court.

The incident is the latest in a series of public punishments carried out by the Taliban.

Over the past two months, Taliban have flogged nearly 150 people in various provinces.

Human rights organizations have condemned these actions, calling them violations of international human rights norms. Amnesty International has urged the Taliban to cease corporal punishments, citing concerns over the absence of fair trials in their judicial system.

Despite international criticism, the Taliban have continued public punishments