Taliban
Taliban officials publicly flog boy, girl in Bamyan for alleged pre-marital affair
Kabul: The Taliban lashed in public a young girl and boy who were allegedly in love with one another were ruled guilty of having premarital affairs by a Taliban court in the central Afghan province of Bamyan, media reports said on Saturday.
The Taliban local court in Bamyan province sentenced a young boy and girl to 39 flogging on Thursday, November 17, on the basis of having a premarital relationship, the sources told Khaama Press.
Arezoo and Mohammad Essa reportedly traveled to Bamyan province for fun when they were detained by Taliban forces, according to domestic media as quoted by Khaama Press.
Thousands of people allegedly witnessed the public execution.
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