A woman was publicly lashed by forces of a local commander in a village in Takhar province, in the northeast of Afghanistan, after a kangaroo court found her “guilty” of unknown “charges”. 

The incident took place in Chah-e-Aab district – a remote region in Takhar. The district is under government’s control but is reportedly dominated by local commanders.

A video on social media shows at least five men lashing the 22-year-old woman in a public place while others shout insults.

Takhar officials confirmed the incident, but said it took place at least 45 days ago.

In addition, the Ministry of Interior and the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) said an investigation was underway.

In this episode of Mehwar host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with the following guests: 

Humira Saqib, the Director of Afghan Women's News Agency
Munira Yousaf Zada, spokeswoman of Independent Directorate of Local Governance
Sunatullah Temori, Takhar governor’s spokesman