KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban publicly flogged six people, including two women, in Kabul on Thursday on charges of “illicit relations and sodomy” according to a statement by the Taliban-run supreme court.
The public punishment took place in Kabul’s Deh Sabz district, the statement said.
Four individuals accused of “illicit relations” received 30 lashes each and were sentenced to one year in prison, the statement added.
According to the statement, two others, accused of sodomy, were each given 39 lashes and sentenced to one year and three months in prison.
This latest incident follows a series of public floggings by the Taliban. Just a day earlier, the Taliban publicly flogged ten people, including four women, across three provinces. Over the past month, nearly 50 people have been publicly flogged in various provinces on charges ranging from theft to “moral crimes.”
The United Nations Human Rights Council recently passed a resolution condemning the Taliban’s use of corporal punishment and calling for its immediate cessation. Numerous human rights organizations have also criticized the Taliban’s actions, describing them as violations of fundamental human values.
