Taliban fighters have beaten, humiliated and whipped 16 people, including boys and girls, for visiting the market while not observing the hijab required by this group in the northern Takhar province of Afghanistan.
The young people were arbitrarily tried by the ‘unbridled’ Taliban members on Friday (November 11th) in the Jama Mosque of Taloqan, the capital city of Takhar province.
Sources confirmed that out of 16 people, 7 of the victims were girls. Apparently, they were whipped for the alleged crime of not observing the hijab required by the Taliban.
The Taliban publicly whipped each of them with 30 lashes among the worshipers.
During the trial, the Taliban did not allow anyone to film the scences of this arbitrary trial, sources detailed.
The Taliban have not officially said anything about this news.
This is despite the fact that three months ago, Taliban fighters had publicly whipped two women and two men in the Darqad district of the same province.
