NPR: flogging https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-142039 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:31:56 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: flogging https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-142039/flogging Whatever happened to the Taliban threat: 'We will flog the women'? In 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through? Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:01:58 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/g-s1-142038/taliban-afghanistan-public-flogging https://www.npr.org/2026/09/08/g-s1-142038/taliban-afghanistan-public-flogging

In 2024, the ruling Taliban pledged to use flogging as well as stoning to punish people for not following certain of their precepts — committing adultery, running secret schools for girls. Have they followed through?

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