Public Flogging in Afghanistan Strips Women of Dignity Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Public Flogging in Afghanistan Strips Women of Dignity The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons. KABUL, Mar 12 2026 (IPS) - In the bone-chilling Afghanistan winter, a woman was dragged into a public square early this year and publicly lashed for a crime she may or not have committed. According to the ruling handed by the Taliban Supreme Court, the woman and the male culprit who was jointly accused of extra-marital affair received 30 lashes each and a one-year suspended prison sentence. The sentence was carried out in the presence of several local officials and residents in a province whose name is left out to protect the victim. https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/03/public-flogging-in-afghanistan-strips-women-of-dignity/ Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.