Taliban Flogs Three People In Samangan

The Taliban's Supreme Court announced on November 21 that the group had flogged three people 39 times for alleged extramarital affairs at a stadium in Khulm district of Samangan province.

According to the court's statement, the three men were flogged in public in the presence of local Taliban officials.

According to a statement issued by the Taliban's Supreme Court, the flogging sentence was carried out based on the decision of the Taliban's primary court in Khulm district of Samangan province.

Despite international condemnation, the Taliban's Supreme Court announces implementation of corporal punishment almost daily.

The international community and human rights defenders have repeatedly called for an end to the Taliban's corporal punishment of defendants, but the group has continued to implement "Islamic law" at will.

The United Nations has repeatedly stated that the Taliban violates the laws and human dignity by punishing flogging.