Four People, Including a Woman, Publicly Flogged in Faryab

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The Taliban’s Supreme Court has announced that four individuals, including a woman, were publicly flogged in Faryab province.

According to a statement released by the court on Saturday (31 May), these individuals were accused of “extortion” and “fraud” and received between 30 to 35 lashes in public.

The statement adds that two of the accused were also sentenced to seven and six years in prison respectively, while the other two received five-year prison terms.

This comes as public punishments by the Taliban have intensified again in recent days, a trend that has consistently sparked widespread domestic and international reactions.

Human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned these actions as violations of human rights and contrary to the principles of fair trial. However, the Taliban continue to insist on carrying out these punishments, which they claim are “in accordance with Islamic Sharia.”