Over 80 publicly flogged in Af in past month

More than 80 men and women have been subjected to public floggings across Afghanistan over the past month, raising alarm among human rights groups about ongoing abuses and a lack of judicial transparency under the Taliban.

According to Khaama Press, citing a weekly report released on Saturday by the Taliban’s Supreme Court, 31 individuals were publicly flogged in the last week alone in several provinces, including Maidan Wardak, Kabul, Zabul, Kapisa, Baghlan and Kunduz.

The court did not reveal the charges against those punished, though other official statements confirmed that 14 people, including one woman, were flogged for alleged crimes such as alcohol sales, trafficking narcotics and engaging in extramarital affairs.