Date: 25/08/1446 Enforcement of Discretionary Criminal Punishment on Three Offenders in Bamyan Province
Based on the decision of the Primary Court of Yakawlang District, Bamyan Province, a discretionary criminal punishment was enforced on three individuals, including one woman, on 25/08/1446 Hijri, for the offenses of assisting in escape and fleeing from home.
The Primary Court sentenced one of the offenders to six months of enforceable imprisonment and thirty‑nine (39) lashes, while the other two offenders were each sentenced to one year of enforceable imprisonment and thirty‑nine (39) lashes as discretionary punishment. This decision was implemented in public following its approval by the Supreme Court authority.

The public enforcement of imprisonment and corporal punishment against three individuals, including one woman, in Bamyan Province reflects the continued use of discretionary punishment by Taliban authorities to enforce moral conformity and social control. The imposition of prison sentences and 39 lashes, carried out publicly following Supreme Court approval, criminalizes personal autonomy and freedom of movement through charges related to “fleeing from home.” Implemented through judicial processes lacking independence and meaningful safeguards, the punishment functions as an arbitrary and coercive practice that normalizes physical violence and disproportionately impacts women.