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Taliban Supreme Court

June 24, 2025

Two to spend 18 months in prison for extramarital sex

Taliban officials say the enforcement of sharia, or strict Islamic law, is essential to reducing crime and ensuring public safety.

Court
May 28, 2024

Taliban Court: Afghan man received 21 lashes for committing moral crime

The Taliban court whipped a convict for drug use and committing an unspecified moral crime.

Man flogged by Taliban
April 23, 2024

Taliban court orders public whipping of two men accused of robbery 

The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan has seen the reintroduction of public punishments, including execution and flogging, for various crimes.

TALIBAN FLOGGING AFGHAN
April 3, 2024

Taliban gives Afghan man 25 lashes for ‘touching’ woman

Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban courts have publicly implemented the execution of five men convicted of murder.

TALIBAN FLOGGING AFGHAN