Date: 02/04/1447
Implementation of Disciplinary Punishment on Thirteen Convicted Individuals in Kapisa Province
In accordance with the decision of the Appellate Court of Kapisa Province, disciplinary punishments were enforced on thirteen individuals, including six women, convicted of fleeing from home and engaging in illicit relations. The punishments were carried out on 02/04/1447 AH in the courtyard of the Appellate Court.
The Appellate Court had sentenced the convicts to 39 lashes each as a disciplinary penalty. This ruling was executed after confirmation by the esteemed Supreme Court.
The disciplinary punishment was implemented in the presence of Honorable Mawlawi Azizurrahman (Haqqani), President of the Appellate Court, judges of the urban and appellate courts, and officials of the Emirate’s institutions.

This entry documents the public implementation of disciplinary punishments (taʿzir) on thirteen individuals, including six women, in Kapisa Province following convictions for fleeing from home and engaging in illicit relations. The sentence consisted of 39 lashes each, carried out in the courtyard of the Appellate Court after confirmation by the Supreme Court. The punishments were implemented in the presence of judicial authorities and state officials, reflecting the continued use of corporal punishment for morality-based offenses and the criminalization of leaving the household, particularly affecting women. The public setting underscores the role of punishment as both enforcement and deterrence within the Taliban’s judicial system.