The militant Islamist Taliban have defended the reintroduction of public flogging in Afghanistan. Criticism of Sharia is an “insult to Islam,” state news agency Bakhtar said on Saturday. The Taliban warned against interference in internal affairs.
On Wednesday, the Taliban had 14 people publicly flogged at a football stadium in the east of the country. According to an official statement, the suspects were charged with adultery, theft or corruption, among other things. There was sharp criticism from the international side.
It is the first time public flogging has been confirmed as a punishment since the Taliban came to power last summer. During the first Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, floggings, amputations and stonings were carried out in public.
Source: Krone
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