Taliban Flogs 3 Individuals Publicly In Bamiyan Province
The Taliban's Supreme Court announced that based on the decision of the group's court in Bamiyan, three people, including a woman, were publicly flogged.
The Taliban's Supreme Court announced that based on the decision of the group's court in Bamiyan, three people, including a woman, were publicly flogged.
The Taliban claimed that these individuals were accused of having extramarital sexual relations and theft.
The Taliban court specified that on Wednesday, two of the accused received 35 lashes each in public, while another received 30 lashes.
According to the statement from the Taliban’s Supreme Court, one of the accused was sentenced by the local court to six months in prison, while the other two were sentenced to four and five years in prison, respectively.
Previously, local sources from Malistan district of Ghazni informed Afghanistan International that the Taliban had flogged a man and a woman for allegedly having extramarital sexual relations.
The sources reported that the Taliban forced local residents at gunpoint to watch the punishment being carried out.
After taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban annulled all existing national laws and have been prosecuting accused individuals based on what they refer to as "Islamic Sharia”.
International human rights organisations have urged the Taliban to stop these primitive and cruel punishments. However, the Taliban has stated that they will continue to enforce punishments in accordance with "Islamic Sharia”.
