The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban’s Supreme Court says four individuals, including a woman, were publicly flogged in Kabul and Paktika on charges ranging from “illicit relations” to “plotting murder and sabotage.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, the court said two people, including a woman, were sentenced in Kabul to one year and six months in prison and 39 lashes each after being convicted of “illicit relations” under Taliban judicial rulings.
In a separate announcement, the Supreme Court said a primary court in Barmal district of Paktika convicted two other individuals of “plotting murder and sabotage,” sentencing them to two years and six months in prison and 30 lashes. The statement added that the sentences were carried out after final approval by the Supreme Court.
Earlier in the day, the Taliban also announced that seven individuals accused of extramarital relations were flogged in public in Maidan Wardak and Sar-e-Pul provinces
