The Taliban have publicly whipped 37 individuals, including seven women, across multiple provinces over the past two weeks, according to statements from the Taliban Supreme Court.
On March 11, six individuals, including one woman, were whipped between 15 and 39 lashes in Kapisa province. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from eight months to two years for engaging in sex outside of marriage.
On March 5, four people were whipped 39 times and sentenced to prison terms of two to four years for producing, transporting, and drinking alcohol in Kabul and Faryab provinces.
On March 3, a man in Sare Pol province was whipped 39 times and sentenced to two years in prison for theft.
On March 2, seven individuals, including one woman, were lashed 39 times across Kabul, Nangarhar, and Takhar provinces accused of sodomy, possession and sale of drugs, and sex outside of marriage. They were sentenced to prison terms ranging from six months to two years.
On March 1, 19 people, including five women, were whipped 39 times and sentenced to two years in prison in Jawzjan and Kabul provinces accused of having sex outside of marriage, sodomy, and possession and sale of drugs and alcohol.
In addition, two weeks ago, the Taliban publicly flogged 39 people across the country in a single week.
These actions are part of the Taliban’s ongoing enforcement of their strict interpretation of Islamic law.
