Taliban Publicly Flog Woman & Man In Logar

The Taliban's Supreme Court announced the execution of a flogging sentence for a woman and a man in Kharwar district of Logar province.

According to the statement, these individuals were punished with 35 and 39 lashes in public for extramarital affairs. The individuals were also sentenced to four months in prison.

A statement issued by the Taliban's Supreme Court on Monday, October 21, said that the sentence was carried out after the group's Supreme Court approved it in the presence of judicial officials, Taliban officials, and the public.

On Sunday, the Taliban also announced the execution of a flogging sentence for a woman and a man in Takhar on charges of extramarital affairs. In the past week alone, the group has flogged more than 36 people in Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Takhar and Kabul provinces on various charges.