The Taliban’s Supreme Court announced on Thursday, that three individuals were publicly flogged in Paktia province on charges of theft and extramarital relations.

In a statement, the court said that each of these individuals had been sentenced to 30 lashes and 11 months in prison.

In a recent case, the Taliban publicly punished a woman in Herat and another woman and man in Parwan on charges of "extramarital relations" and "running away from home”.

Human rights organisations report that the principles of fair trial are not observed in Taliban prisons and courts.

A human rights organisation named Rawadari, in an investigative report, stated there are discriminatory decisions, torture and forced confessions from the accused in Taliban courts and lack of independence and impartiality, and the principle of acquittal is violated.