Taliban Publicly Flog Man and Woman in Baghlan Accused of ‘Illicit Relationship’

Taliban Publicly Flog Man and Woman in Baghlan Accused of ‘Illicit Relationship’

The Taliban publicly flogged a man and a woman in Afghanistan’s northeastern Baghlan province, accusing them of having an “illicit relationship,” the group’s supreme court announced. The post Taliban Publicly Flog Man and Woman in Baghlan Accused of ‘Illicit Relationship’ appeared first on KabulNow.

The Taliban's Supreme Court has announced that a woman and a man were whipped in Baghlan province on charges of "illegal relations". The court said in a statement that the men were whipped today (Tuesday, 2 May) based on the order of the Baghlan Municipal Primary Court. According to the Taliban's Supreme Court, each of them was whipped 35 times and sentenced to six months in prison. The Taliban Supreme Court said the whipping was carried out in …