On March 28, two individuals in Kabul faced 35 lashes each at the directive of the Primary Court of the Taliban in the Fourth Zone of Kabul, reports Hasht-e Subh. The communiqué further disclosed that alongside the brutal flogging, each defendant received a harsh one-year prison sentence. Despite mounting domestic and international pressures urging respect for human rights and the cessation of kangaroo courts, the Taliban remain resolute in their summary judicial proceedings.