Arbitrary Punishment

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DEC3-08222025

The Taliban executed a man by firing squad in Herat province and displayed his body in the city.

DEC3-08172025

Taliban authorities in Kapisa carried out imprisonment and flogging against an individual convicted of illicit relations.

DEC2-08062025

Taliban raided women’s beauty salons and arrested female beauticians in Kabul.

DEC3-07242025

Taliban authorities in Balkh publicly carried out a flogging sentence against a woman convicted of engaging in an illicit relationship.

DEC3-07202025

A teacher in Paktika was sentenced to death by Taliban courts following a closed trial without legal representation, family access, or due process.

DEC8-07192025

Taliban morality police reportedly detained around one hundred young women in Kabul during a hijab enforcement operation.

DEC12-07192025-B

Taliban disrupted university graduation ceremony in Faryab, beating and arresting students for wearing neckties and barring professors from attending.

DEC4-07182025

Reports indicate that Taliban authorities carried out mass arrests of women and girls in Kabul and transferred them to detention facilities.

DEC11-07172025

Taliban courts in Sar-e-Pul publicly flogged 18 individuals, including five women, alongside prison sentences for morality- and criminal-related charges.

DEC3-07082025

Taliban authorities in Faryab publicly carried out imprisonment and flogging against an individual convicted of transporting alcoholic beverages.

DEC3-06242025

Taliban authorities in Faryab publicly carried out imprisonment and flogging against an individual accused of claiming to represent Imam Mahdi and undermining the Islamic...

DEC3-06232025

Taliban authorities in Jawzjan publicly carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against two women convicted of illicit relations and fleeing from home.

DEC3-06212025

Taliban authorities in Sar-e-Pul carried out imprisonment and flogging against an individual convicted of causing injury and trespassing.

DEC3-06172025-A

Taliban authorities in Badakhshan carried out flogging sentences against a man and a woman for fleeing from home and facilitating escape.

DEC3-06172025-B

Taliban authorities in Faryab publicly carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against two individuals, including a woman, for fleeing from home, facilitating escape, and...

DEC3-06162025

Taliban courts in Parwan carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against six individuals, including two women, for offenses including adultery and murder.

DEC3-06152025

One woman and one man were punished by the court in Samangan province for 'fleeing from home' and allegedly committing adultery.

DEC11-06092025

Women detained by Taliban reported rape, sexual assault, and humiliation in detention facilities, with severe physical and psychological consequences.

DEC3-06022025-A

Taliban courts publicly flogged one man and two women for moral-conduct offenses in Balkh province, after being convicted of moral offenses.

DEC3-06022025-B

One woman and one man were flogged and imprisoned for “fleeing from home” and facilitating escape in Parwan province.

DEC3-06012025

Taliban courts enforced public disciplinary flogging against a woman accused of adultery in Parwan.

DEC3-05302025

Taliban courts enforced disciplinary flogging against one woman and one man for adultery in Samangan province.

DEC3-05282025-A

Taliban in Kabul carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against a woman and a man convicted of unlawful relations.

DEC11-05282025

Taliban in Takhar carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against a man and woman accused of adultery.

DEC3-05282025-B

One woman and one man were sentenced to imprisonment and flogging for adultery in Takhar province.

DEC11-05272025

Taliban authorities in Faryab carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against 3 men and 1 woman convicted of pandering, extortion, and fraud.

DEC3-05272025

Taliban courts publicly flogged and imprisoned a man and a woman in Kunduz after convicting them of adultery.

DEC3-05262025-B

Taliban in Laghman carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against a woman and a man for fleeing home and assisting in the act.

DEC11-05262025

Taliban in Paktia publicly carried out flogging sentences against three individuals accused of theft and sodomy.

DEC3-05262025-C

Taliban in Ghazni carried out imprisonment and flogging sentences against individuals accused or convicted of unlawful relations and theft.