Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?

Sep 8, 2026 · Ruchi Kumar

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Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?

Taliban security personnel stand guard ahead of a public flogging of 27 women and men at a football stadium in Charikar city of Parwan province on December 8, 2022 in front of a large crowd.

IN 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through?

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