Seven people, including a woman, were publicly flogged by the Taliban for drinking alcohol, running away from home, and adultery in the provincial stadium in Ghor province on Sunday, December 4, local Taliban officials say.
Taliban state-owned media, Bakhtar News Agency, reports that five people, including a woman accused of drinking alcohol and running away from home, were lashed 39 times while two others were lashed 27 times for adultery.
Over the past three weeks, at least 60 people, including women have been publicly lashed by the Taliban in Bamyan, Takhar, Logar, Samangan, and Kabul provinces after being found guilty of various crimes, including moral crimes, adultery, running away from home and robbery.
The Taliban’s full enforcement of Islamic law has sparked widespread concerns and condemnation.