Taliban flogged more than 450 people in past year

Taliban flogged more than 450 people in past year

Taliban publicly flogged at least 456 people, including 60 women, across the country in solar year 1403 (March 2024 to March 2025), according to statistics from the Taliban’s Supreme Court. The punishments were carried out in 26 provinces, including Kabul and Kandahar. The data also reveals that in the final three months of the year alone, over 200 people, including 30 women, were publicly whipped in 14 provinces. Since returning to power in 202…