RASC News Agency: Local sources in Paktika have reported that the Taliban publicly flogged two individuals in the province on charges of adultery. According to the sources, the accused were sentenced by Taliban judicial authorities. One individual received 39 lashes along with a five-year prison sentence, while the other was subjected to 29 lashes and two months of imprisonment. The Taliban’s Supreme Court confirmed these punishments in an official statement, clarifying that the sentences were delivered and executed in Paktika.
This latest incident adds to a growing trend of public corporal punishments under Taliban rule. Over the past two months alone, the Taliban have flogged nearly 160 individuals across various provinces. The public execution of such punishments has drawn widespread condemnation from domestic and international human rights organizations. These groups have strongly criticized the Taliban’s actions as gross violations of human rights and human dignity, urging an immediate cessation of these practices.
Human rights advocates have expressed grave concern about the Taliban’s systematic dismantling of civil and human rights in Afghanistan. They stress that public floggings and other forms of corporal punishment not only violate fundamental international human rights standards but also inflict significant psychological trauma and social repercussions on both victims and their communities. Human rights organizations have urged the global community to intensify its pressure on the Taliban to halt such inhumane practices and to reaffirm their commitment to protecting human rights in Afghanistan.
Over the past three years, the Taliban have carried out hundreds of public floggings and continue to assert their unwavering commitment to enforcing such punishments as part of their governance framework.
