Date: 27/10/1445 On 19 May 2024, according to the decision of the Primary Urban Court of Fayzabad, Badakhshan province, two individuals accused of adultery were publicly subjected to discretionary punishment.

The public flogging of two individuals for alleged adultery in Fayzabad, Badakhshan, highlights the Taliban’s continued use of corporal punishment for moral offenses. These actions, lacking transparency and fair trial guarantees, raise serious concerns about judicial arbitrariness, gender-based discrimination, and violations of international human rights standards prohibiting cruel and degrading treatment