Date: 27/12/1446
Implementation of Disciplinary Punishment on Two Convicted Individuals in Jawzjan Province

In accordance with the decision of the Primary Court of Darzab District, Jawzjan Province, disciplinary punishments were enforced on two women convicted of engaging in illicit relations and fleeing from home. The punishments were carried out today, Tuesday, 27/12/1446 AH.

The Primary Court had sentenced the aforementioned convicts to three years of imprisonment each and 39 lashes as a disciplinary penalty. This ruling was executed after confirmation by the esteemed Supreme Court. The disciplinary punishment was implemented publicly in the presence of the President of the Primary Court, judicial members, and officials of other Emirate institutions.

This entry documents the implementation of discretionary criminal punishment (taʿzir) in Darzab District of Jawzjan Province following a ruling by a Taliban primary court. Two women convicted of engaging in illicit relations and fleeing from home were sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment. The punishments were carried out publicly after confirmation by the Supreme Court authority and in the presence of judicial officials and representatives of other Taliban institutions. The case reflects the use of custodial sentences and flogging within the Taliban justice system to enforce social norms related to sexuality and family control, particularly affecting women.