Taliban Publicly Flogs Over 2,700 People Across Afghanistan in Four Years, New Report Finds
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Five years after the Islamic Taliban regained power in Afghanistan, there has been a marked increase in the number of floggings in the country.
Alleged extramarital relations, sexual crimes and homosexuality are being punished with flogging in Afghanistan.The application of the inhuman punishment is increasing strongly in the country ruled by the Islamists last year.
The number of floggings almost doubled compared to 2024. This year, 553 cases were documented by April.
Taliban Publicly Flogs Over 2,700 People Across Afghanistan in Four Years, New Report Finds
Taliban authorities have publicly flogged 2,745 people, including hundreds of women, across Afghanistan over the past four years, according to a report by the Afghanistan Human Rights and Democracy Organization (AHRDO) released on Tuesday. The post Taliban Publicly Flogs Over 2,700 People Across Afghanistan in Four Years, New Report Finds appeared first on KabulNow.
The Afghanistan Institute for Human Rights and Democracy says the Taliban publicly whipped 2,745 people in Afghanistan from February 2022 to April 2026. The institute published its report entitled “Whips of Power, a Show of Control; Documentation of Taliban Public Whippings" released today (Tuesday, September 3). The Afghanistan Institute for Human Rights and Democracy said it documented 634 cases of public flogging between February 2022 and Apr…
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