The Taliban in Ruyi Du Ab district of Samangan province have flogged a woman and a man 30 times after accusing them of “running away from home and moral corruption,” and sentenced them to between one and two years in prison.

Separately, Taliban authorities in Jowzjan province flogged another individual 39 times on a theft charge and handed down a three-month prison sentence.

The Taliban continue to arrest and publicly flog people on a near-daily basis across Afghanistan.

International human rights organisations have described these practices as violations of human dignity and fundamental rights.

The absence of independent judicial and legal institutions in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, along with the lack of access to impartial oversight bodies, remains a major concern for rights groups.