The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced that on Monday, nine people—including three women—were publicly flogged in the provinces of Ghazni and Takhar.
According to a Taliban statement, the individuals were convicted on charges of sodomy, theft, running away from home, kidnapping, and adultery.
In Jaghori district of Ghazni, the Taliban flogged three individuals, including two men convicted of sodomy and theft, and man and a woman sentenced for running away from home and kidnapping.
Taliban said the punishments were carried out on Monday, with sentences ranging from one to five years in prison and 30 to 39 lashes.
In a separate statement, the Taliban said they also flogged two women and two men in Takhar’s Farkhar district on adultery charges. The punishment was carried out in the district’s public square.
Three of the accused received one year and six months in prison and 39 lashes, while the fourth was sentenced to five years in prison and 39 lashes.
This latest round of public punishments follows the flogging of 12 people in Bamiyan and Nimroz the previous day.
According to figures compiled by Amu TV, the Taliban have publicly flogged at least 71 people—including 10 women—across multiple provinces in the past three weeks.
Despite international outcry, the Taliban continue to enforce harsh corporal punishments in public, drawing sharp criticism from human rights organizations.
