Afghanistan: She was punished with 40 lashes for talking on the phone with a man | the Chronicle

Two men whip a young woman for 80 seconds in front of a crowd. This is what can be seen in a video to which the channel had access France 24 and who now travels the world.

The incident took place in the town of Haftgola, near Herat, in Afghanistan or An illegal Taliban court sentenced a woman to 40 lashes after she was found talking on the phone with a man.

There is no specific date on which the events occurred but it is estimated that it was at the end of 2020. They accused her of maintaining “illegal relationships”And sentenced her to a brutal punishment, while the man was arrested and transferred to a Taliban prison.

The woman, covered with a burqa, is brought by a man with a white beard in the middle of a circle composed only of men, who attended the trial. In total, three men considered “the oldest”, who act as judges, pass a sentence and the sanction begins immediately.

The footage shows how the victim was forced to kneel down and admit her “regret” amid screams of pain. According to the social networks of the French media, there were 40 lashes in less than two minutes.

“Taliban courts, although banned, are held across Afghanistan. A phenomenon revealing the bankruptcy of the Afghan state“, they assured.