Taliban publicly flog over 160 people in 37 days

Taliban publicly flog over 160 people in 37 days

Taliban have publicly flogged more than 160 people across 18 provinces — including 19 women — over the past 37 days, according to data compiled by Amu from statements by the Taliban’s Supreme Court, raising alarm among human rights activists and residents over the resurgence of corporal punishment. The floggings were carried out in provinces including Kabul, Laghman, Khost, Kunar, and Parwan, with the capital accounting for the highest number of…