The Taliban flogged three women and four men in public in Ghor province after convicting them of extramarital relations and fleeing from home, the group’s Supreme Court said.

In a statement Wednesday, the court said a primary court in Saghar district sentenced the seven to between 30 and 39 lashes, carried out in front of local residents and Taliban officials. They were also handed prison terms ranging from six months to two years.

The Supreme Court said the punishments were implemented after its approval.

The Taliban have flogged 15 people, including two women, in public over the past week for various alleged offences.

Despite condemnation from international organisations that oppose corporal punishment and torture, the Taliban continue to stage public floggings, which the group describes as enforcement of “Islamic Sharia rulings.