The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Monday, June 24, 2024, that it has publicly flogged a man in Sar-e Pol province on charges of “causing injury and invasion of privacy.
” The individual received 20 lashes in a public setting.
According to the released statement, in addition to the physical punishment, the man was sentenced to five months in prison and ordered to pay 5,000 Afghanis to cover the medical expenses of the injured person.
Reports indicate that the implementation of summary trials and corporal punishments by the Taliban has increased in recent weeks. These actions continue despite widespread criticism from the international community.
