Taliban flog two in Ghazni as corporal punishments continues

The Taliban's top court has announced the execution of flogging sentences on two women and a man in Herat and Ghazni provinces. A woman in Herat was flogged on Thursday (March 2) on charges of “illegitimate relations,” the court said in a statement. The Taliban High Court has said the woman was given 15 lashes and sentenced to six months in prison, according to a ruling by the Herat Municipal Criminal Court. In another statement, the court said …

Taliban flog two in Ghazni as corporal punishments continues

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban publicly flogged a man and a woman in Ghazni province. According to the Taliban’s statement, the two individuals were convicted Thursday on charges of “moral corruption” and sentenced to two years in prison. Each received 35 lashes. The court also reported that a woman in Herat province was flogged on similar charges of extramarital relations. The Taliban’s Supreme Court has recorded at least 93 public floggings acro…