On November 30, local Taliban have punished five people, including three men and two women with flogging, on charges of theft, and adultery in a field trial in Aybak city, provincial capital of Samangan province, reports Hasht-e Subh. In addition to physical punishment of 50 lashes each, the Taliban have insulted the women with words such as “prostitute, and impure”. Sources add that the women were arrested on charges of adultery and the men on charges of theft and adultery.