Saturday, August 24, 2024 - The Taliban government has banned women's voices and faces in public under new laws to promote 'virtue' in Afghanistan, according to the Associated Press.
The Islamist group had set up a ministry for the 'prevention
of vice' after seizing power following the withdrawal of US and coalition
forces in 2021.
On Wednesday, Officials published its 114-page vice and
virtue rulebook that covers aspects of everyday life such as public transport,
music, shaving, and celebrations.
The laws, which have been approved by supreme leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada, say that it is compulsory for all women to cover their
bodies in public and that face coverings are essential to 'avoid temptation and
tempting others'.
Clothing should not be thin, tight, or short, and failure to
adhere could result in arrest.
Meanwhile, a woman's voice is deemed intimate and so should
not be heard singing, reciting poetry, or reading aloud in public.
The law forbids women to look at men they are not related to
by blood or marriage and vice versa.
The law also bans music, women travelling alone, and men and
women socialising together unless they are related to each other
Last month, a report by the United Nations said the ministry
was contributing to a climate of fear among Afghans.
Fiona Frazer, head of the human rights service at the UN
mission in Afghanistan, said: 'The position expressed by the de facto
authorities that this oversight will be increasing and expanding gives cause
for significant concern for all Afghans, especially women and girls.'
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