Taliban Flog a Woman and a Man in Nangarhar

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The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that a woman and a man were flogged in public in Nangarhar province on charges of having an extramarital relationship.

According to a statement released by the court on Tuesday (April 29), the two individuals were flogged in the Deh Bala district of Nangarhar.

The released information indicates that each of them was sentenced to 39 lashes.

This comes as the Taliban Supreme Court had also announced the previous day that two people, including a woman, were flogged in public in Sar-e Pol province on charges of having an extramarital relationship. These individuals were sentenced to two years and one year in prison, and 29 and 25 lashes respectively.

It is worth noting that despite widespread international condemnation, the Taliban’s summary courts continue. Human rights organizations have repeatedly criticized these actions, but the Taliban remain committed to carrying out such punishments in public and continuing their summary courts.