The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban Supreme Court says three people were publicly flogged in the provinces of Badakhshan and Ghor after being convicted of various charges.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2025, the Taliban Supreme Court said a Taliban primary court in Darwaz district of Badakhshan province sentenced one person to 39 lashes on charges of theft. The punishment was carried out after being approved by the Taliban Supreme Court, according to the statement.
In a separate statement, the court said a Taliban primary court in Dawlat Yar district of Ghor province sentenced two people to six months in prison each and 36 lashes each on charges described as “facilitating escape and fleeing from home.”
The Taliban have repeatedly carried out public floggings of people accused of various crimes across different provinces of the country over the past four years, a practice that has consistently drawn criticism from human rights organizations
