Public lashings make return under Taliban

The Taliban lashed three women and nine men in front of hundreds of spectators in a provincial sports stadium Wednesday.

Those being punished received between 21 and 39 lashes each, after being convicted in a local court of theft and adultery, said an official in the governor’s office who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to share details with the media.

The official said hundreds attended the lashings.