Taliban publicly lashes 11 people including two women in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province
At least 250 people in different provinces of Afghanistan have been publically lashed by the Taliban on charges of various crimes. A file photo of a Taliban guard alongside a woman in Kabul used for representational purpose only. KABUL: The Supreme Court of Taliban has said that 11 people including two women were on Friday publicly lashed at a sports ground in Faizabad in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, Afghanistan-based news agency Khaama Press reported. Accusing them of "moral crimes and adultery", 11 people were lashed by the Taliban in front of a huge crowd in northern Badakhshan province in the presence of Taliban authorities, scholars, and local elders, Khaama Press reported, citing an official statement. Prior to this, as per the verdict of the Taliban Supreme Court, 16 people were publicly lashed in the Grishk district of southern Helmand province, according to the Khaama Press. At least 250 people in different provinces of Afghanistan have been pub...