Taliban publicly flog 9 over theft charges, cut off hands of men: Report

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Taliban publicly flog 9 over theft charges, cut off hands of men: ReportTaliban In Afghanistan: “The Supreme Court said in a statement that nine people were punished in Ahmad Shahi Stadium in Kandahar,” Tolo News reported.Read more: BBC apologises after pornographic noises disrupt its live sports coverage"The Supreme Court said in a statement that nine people were punished in Ahmad Shahi Stadium in Kandahar on Tuesday on charges of robbery and 'sodomy'", Tolo News reported.Last year in December, Taliban publicly executed a man, in what apparently marked the first public execution since the group seized power in August 2021 after US troop withdrawal.Read more: Explained: Elon Musk, a 4-year old ‘funding secured’ tweet and then lawsuitUN experts have condemned the use of flogging as a form of punished and called on Taliban to immediately halt all forms of severe punishments.International human rights law prohibits the implementation of such cruel sentences, especially the death penalty, following trials that apparently do not offer the required fair trial guarantees," experts said in a statement."

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