The Taliban’s Supreme Court has confirmed that 13 individuals—10 men and 2 women—were publicly flogged in Parwan province on August 24 (2 Sunbula), after being convicted by Taliban-run courts.
According to the statement, the individuals were sentenced to between one and four years in prison and 30 to 39 lashes for charges related to “illicit relationships” and the “use or sale of narcotics.”
The punishment was carried out in the presence of local Taliban officials.
At the event, Ziaurrahman Javid, the Taliban police chief in Parwan, delivered a speech advocating for corporal punishments, the principle of “qisas” (retributive justice), and what he called “the benefits of enforcing divine laws in an Islamic land.”
Zabihullah Khalid, head of the Taliban’s appellate court in Parwan, stated: “In Islamic countries where divine hudud and punishments are enforced upon criminals, the lives, property, and honor of Muslims remain protected. This also pleases Allah Almighty.”
The Taliban’s continued implementation of public corporal punishments has drawn strong international condemnation, with human rights organizations warning that such acts violate international legal norms and reflect an increasingly hardline and punitive regime.
