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Kabul court jails seventeen for cannabis, tablets and alcohol

Kabul's primary court for narcotics and intoxicants sentenced seventeen people to seven months to three and a half years in prison and 15 to 35 lashes for selling and trafficking narcotic tablets, alcohol and cannabis. The Supreme Court approved the sentences, which were carried out on 23 September 2025.

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Kabul’s primary court for narcotics and intoxicants sentenced seventeen people to seven months to three and a half years in prison and 15 to 35 lashes for selling and trafficking narcotic tablets, alcohol and cannabis. The Supreme Court approved the sentences, which were carried out on 23 September 2025. It was one of several public sentencing announcements from the same court in 2025 that combined prison terms with flogging.^[1]

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DEC3-09232025, Kabul primary court sentences seventeen people (23 September 2025). Afghanistan Justice Archive. Decree translation, date 30/03/1447 AH; sentences of seven months to three years and six months plus 15 to 35 lashes.

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