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?
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from NPR says: 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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- Primary source: NPR
- Published: Sep 8, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC
- Coverage area: World
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