NPR
Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'?
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
In 2024, the Taliban announced plans to implement flogging and stoning as punishments for violations including adultery and operating unlicensed schools. The Taliban has enforced flogging sentences in multiple cases since the announcement, according to reporting from international media outlets and human rights organizations documenting the practice in Afghanistan. Stoning remains part of Taliban legal code, though specific enforcement cases have been less frequently documented publicly.
Original reporting: https://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/g-s1-142038/taliban-afghanistan-public-flogging