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Taliban allegedly whipped a man and woman accused of having an illegal relationship in central Ghor province, officials said on Monday.
The incident, said Fazlulhaq Ehsan head of Ghor province provincial council, happened in Korgin village of Charsadda district on Friday.
The Taliban detained the man involved in the illicit relationship, lashing him 27 times in front of the local mosque. Then, the woman was allegedly lashed 40 times in her home.
"A man and woman whom were having an illegal relationship in Korgin village of Charsada district where whipped by the Taliban," said Ehsan in a phone interview with TOLO news.
The Taliban also ordered to deport both the man and woman temporarily from the country, Eshan added.
Reports indicate that the lashings were issued by Mullah Mostafa, a member of Taliban Ulema council and Mullah Abdul Rahamn, the Taliban nominated district governor in Charsada.
Meanwhile, Sayed Anwar Rahmati, the governor of Ghor province says the presence of thousands of illegal armed groups in the province pose a serious threat to security.
"These illegal armed groups have heavy arms, artillery and weapons - that even the police and national army don't have," said Rahmati. "They are more dangerous than Taliban."
According to some reports, over ten thousand illegal armed militia are active in Ghor province.