On the 8th of 2nd, 1445 AH, based on the verdict of the courts of Badakhshan province, a discretionary punishment was applied to three individuals for moral corruption in the session hall of the Primary Court of the provincial city. These individuals had been convicted by the military court, and the verdict was carried out in the presence of officials and the public

This case exemplifies the Taliban’s continued use of public corporal punishment for loosely defined moral offenses. The involvement of military courts and the lack of procedural transparency raise serious concerns about the denial of fair trial standards and the institutionalization of punishment practices rooted in coercion and public shaming.