Taliban Flog 13 People in Parwan and Paktia
On August 26, 2025, Taliban officials in the provinces of Parwan and Paktia publicly flogged 13 people, including 11 men and 2 women, on various charges. In Parwan, 12 people,…
Sharia as a Tool of Control: Taliban Flogged 111 People in One Month
A recent report by Afghanistan Women’s Voice shows that in the past month, Taliban courts and their so-called Department of Vice and Virtue flogged 103 men and eight women. Those…
Taliban Leader Shuts Down Girls’ Last Hope for Education
The Taliban’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ordered the closure of all girls’ religious schools in Afghanistan — institutions that for many had become the last fragile doorway to…
Taliban Sentences Woman to Stone in Balkh Province
According to a source in the Sholgarah District of Balkh Province, the Taliban’s primary court in this district has sentenced a woman to stoning to death on the charge of…