Date: 28/01/1447
According to the decision of the Urban Primary Court of Balkh Province, a woman convicted of having an illicit relationship was subjected to discretionary punishment today, Thursday, 28/1/1447 AH, in a public setting.
The Primary Court had sentenced the convicted woman to 39 lashes as discretionary punishment, and this ruling was implemented after approval by the High Council of the Supreme Court.
The discretionary punishment was carried out in the presence of Maulavi Mufti Mohammad Wali (Haqqani), Head of the Urban Primary Court; Sheikh Maulavi Ubaidullah (Haqqani), Head of the Department of Commanding the Right, Forbidding the Wrong, and Complaint Hearing; the heads of the Urban Court, judicial members, administrative and service personnel, security officers of the Courts’ Security Unit, as well as a large number of scholars, local representatives, members of the public, and court visitors in the courtyard of the Urban Primary Court of Balkh Province.

This entry documents the public implementation of discretionary corporal punishment (taʿzir) in Balkh Province following a ruling by the Urban Primary Court. A woman convicted of engaging in an illicit relationship was sentenced to flogging, which was carried out after approval by the Supreme Court authority. The punishment was implemented publicly in the courtyard of the court in the presence of judicial officials, security personnel, religious scholars, and representatives of the Department for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The case reflects the use of corporal punishment within the Taliban justice system to regulate personal relationships and enforce moral conduct, particularly affecting women.