• UNAMA reports 63 people were publicly lashed in northern Saripul province.
• The Taliban authorities have reintroduced extreme interpretations of Islamic law since their return in August 2021.
• Public executions and corporal punishments, mainly flogging, are observed.

On Wednesday, the United Nations slammed a mass flogging of dozens of people in Afghanistan and called on the Taliban authorities to end the practice. The United Nations mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported that about 63 people were publicly lashed in the northern Saripul province on Tuesday.

“UNAMA reiterates its condemnation of corporal punishment and calls for respect for international human rights obligations,” the mission said in a statement posted on X.

Since their return to power in August 2021, the Taliban authorities have reintroduced an extreme interpretation of Islamic law, or sharia.

Crowds have watched public executions and corporal punishments, mainly flogging. The latter is mostly employed for crimes including theft, adultery, and alcohol consumption.

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