Judicial corporal punishment in Afghanistan is lawful and can be carried out in public or private. Flogging Flogging is a lawful sentence under Shari'a law in Afghanistan for crimes such as adultery, which may be punished with 100 lashes of a whip. Flogging may also be administered as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions. Courts have also ordered flogging for alcohol use, although a BBC report has claimed that this is rare. References Corporal punishments Penal system in Afghanistan