The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban Supreme Court said four people, including two women, were publicly flogged in Kabul after being convicted of adultery.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2024, the court said the punishment was carried out based on a ruling by a Taliban primary court in Zone Four, affiliated with the Kabul provincial appellate court.
According to the statement, the primary court sentenced each of the defendants to between one and two years in prison and 25 to 30 lashes. The ruling was enforced after being upheld by the Taliban Supreme Court.
The flogging was carried out in public, the statement said, without providing further details about the identities of those punished or the exact location of the incident.
