RASC News

Rudabe Applied Studies Center

  • Home
  • Afghanistan
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • History
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Women Studies
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • About
  • English
    • العربية
    • English
    • Français
    • Deutsch
    • پښتو
    • فارسی
    • Русский
    • Español
    • Тоҷикӣ
RASC NewsRASC News
  • Home
  • Afghanistan
  • World
  • Arts & Culture
  • History
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Women Studies
  • Videos
  • Photos
  • About
Follow US
© 2023 RASC. All Rights Reserved.
RASC News > Afghanistan > Taliban Publicly Flog Five Individuals in Sar-e-Pul and Maidan Wardak Provinces
AfghanistanNewsWorld

Taliban Publicly Flog Five Individuals in Sar-e-Pul and Maidan Wardak Provinces

Published 09/04/2025
SHARE

RASC News Agency: In yet another display of state-enforced brutality, the Taliban have publicly flogged a woman and four men in Sar-e-Pul and Maidan Wardak provinces, accusing them of so-called “illicit relations” and “theft.” The individuals received between 25 and 39 lashes, in addition to custodial sentences ranging from one to three and a half years. According to an official statement released by the Taliban, their court in Sar-e-Pul province sentenced a woman to 39 public lashes and one year of imprisonment on charges of “illegitimate relations.” Meanwhile, in Maidan Wardak, four men accused of theft were each subjected to 25 lashes in front of a crowd. Two of the men were subsequently sentenced to three and a half years in prison, while the other two received sentences of two years and eight months.

The corporal punishments were carried out in full public view, attended by Taliban officials, government staff, court personnel, and ordinary citizens further cementing the regime’s use of fear-based tactics to impose its authority. Despite international condemnation and repeated warnings from human rights bodies, the Taliban continue to normalize public floggings and other forms of inhumane punishment, openly defying universally accepted human rights norms and legal protections. Conspicuously absent from the Taliban’s statement was any reference to fair judicial process. No details were provided regarding legal representation, the right to a defense, or independent judicial review hallmarks of a just and transparent legal system. This absence has drawn strong criticism from global human rights organizations, who have warned that the Taliban’s legal apparatus operates without legitimacy, accountability, or adherence to due process.

The public floggings reflect a broader pattern of authoritarian control and institutionalized violence. Under Taliban rule, the legal system functions as an instrument of repression rather than justice, weaponizing religious interpretation to silence dissent and instill fear across Afghanistan’s already-vulnerable population. Such spectacles of punishment not only degrade the dignity of the accused but also serve as chilling reminders of the regime’s relentless efforts to roll back fundamental rights and freedoms particularly in regions where public scrutiny is limited and local communities remain under tight Taliban control.

 

RASC 09/04/2025

Follow Us

Facebook Like
Twitter Follow
Instagram Follow
Youtube Subscribe
Related Articles
AfghanistanNewsWorld

Collapse of Regional Trade Route: India and Pakistan Block Afghanistani Cargo Amid Taliban’s Diplomatic Paralysis

04/05/2025
The Japanese Ambassador’s Conversation with the Taliban Group About the Rights of Afghanistani Women
Badakhshan Farmers Protest Taliban Rule as Fawzia Koofi Condemns Ethnic and Political Monopolization
Britain Grants Study Visas in Scotland to 20 Afghanistani Women
Rina Amiri Asks The Taliban Group To Release The Detained Human Rights Activists
- ADVERTISEMENT -
Ad imageAd image
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus a odio ex.
English | Français
Deutsch | Español
Русский | Тоҷикӣ
فارسی | پښتو | العربية

© 2023 RASC. All Rights Reserved.

Removed from reading list

Undo
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?