Date: 1401/09/28 The Taliban Supreme Court has announced that, based on the ruling of the group's "Urban Sharia Primary Court," 15 men and six women have been punished in public in Kabul.

According to the statement released by the Taliban Supreme Court today (Thursday, December 1), these individuals were accused of "immorality, illicit relationships, theft, fleeing home, drinking alcohol, and sodomy."

The statement does not specify the type of punishment they received but mentions that they were punished in public in the presence of a delegation from the Taliban Supreme Court.

This statement from the Taliban Supreme Court confirms the public punishment of 21 individuals—15 men and 6 women—on charges ranging from "immorality" and "illicit relationships" to theft and alcohol consumption. The punishments were carried out in Kabul under the ruling of an "Urban Sharia Primary Court" and witnessed by a delegation from the Supreme Court.

While the specific nature of the punishments was not disclosed, the event underscores the Taliban’s renewed use of public corporal punishment as a tool of control, signaling a return to harsh, non-transparent, and extrajudicial forms of justice. The lack of due process and the broad, often vaguely defined charges raise serious concerns about human rights violations, particularly for women and marginalized groups.