Taliban flog four people in northern Afghanistan

Taliban flog four people in northern Afghanistan

Taliban publicly flogged two women and two men in northern provinces of Balkh and Jawzjan after convicting them on charges including alcohol transportation, adultery and “illegal marriage,” according to statements by the Taliban’s Supreme Court. In two separate statements, the court said the four individuals received between 15 and 39 lashes each. One woman and one man in Jawzjan were sentenced to between one and three years in prison. Taliban s…