Taliban Publicly Flogs Two Men In Kabul For Extramarital Affairs

The Taliban's Supreme Court announced the flogging of two people for alleged extramarital affairs in Kabul.

The court said in a statement on Thursday that the defendants were sentenced to 19 lashes and one year in prison each.

The Taliban's Supreme Court wrote that the defendants were punished on Thursday, December 12, by the group's Fourth Zone Primary Court in Kabul. Hours earlier, the court also reported that two people had been flogged in Paktia province on charges of buying and selling alcoholic beverages.

In the past week, the Taliban has punished more than 10 people across Afghanistan on various charges.