Date: 16/11/1403 Implementation of Discretionary Criminal Sentences for Two Offenders in Kunduz Province
Based on the ruling of the Primary Military Court of the Kunduz Zone, a discretionary criminal sentence was executed on 5/8/1446 Hijri (Islamic calendar) against two individuals, including one woman, for committing acts of moral corruption in public.
The Primary Military Court had sentenced each of the offenders to two years of imprisonment and 39 lashes as discretionary punishment.

The sentencing of two individuals, including one woman, by a military court in Kunduz Province highlights the expansion of punitive moral enforcement into security and military judicial structures. The use of a Primary Military Court to impose imprisonment and corporal punishment for alleged “moral corruption in public” blurs the boundary between civilian conduct and military authority, reinforcing a system in which social behavior is treated as a security concern. The imposition of lengthy prison terms alongside public flogging reflects a punitive approach aimed at deterrence and public discipline rather than accountability. Enforced through judicial mechanisms that lack independence and civilian safeguards, the punishment functions as an arbitrary exercise of power that restricts personal autonomy, liberty, and dignity, with heightened impact on women.