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DEC10-08132024
Taliban have made it mandatory to display the group's flag on shops in the city of Nili in Daikundi province.
DEC12-07312024-1
Taliban Ministry of Justice Announces Official Morality Law Based on Supreme Leader’s Decree.
DEC12-07312024-2
Taliban codifies nationwide morality law - the Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice - granting sweeping powers to religious police...
DEC12-07312024-10
Article 17 of PVPV Law enforces religious conformity and censors media, banning images and critical content.
DEC12-07312024-11
Article 18 of PVPV Law imposes religious mandates on trade and farming, restricting livelihoods and expression through sectarian economic rules.
DEC12-07312024-15
Article 22 of PVPV Law criminalizes a wide array of behaviors - from LGBTQ+ identity and women's public speech to cultural celebrations - codifying...
DEC12-07312024-20
Article 28 of PVPV Law mandates community-wide enforcement of Taliban-defined morality through schools and religious leaders.
DEC11-05302024
Taliban intelligence detains cultural figure Yama Maqsoodi in Kabul, whereabouts unknown.
DEC10-05292024
Taliban fighters forcibly shut down the inauguration of a women-led coffee shop and library in Kabul.
DEC2-05292024
The Taliban halted the opening ceremony of a café and library for women in Kabul.
DEC5-01302024
Prohibition of Western-style haircuts and beard shaving for men.
DEC4-01202024
Official order re civil service appointments & transfers at Takhar University, used to expel non-Pashtun employees.
DEC7-12142023
Taliban order to collect all books that contradict Hanafi jurisprudence from private universities.
DEC7-11222023
Taliban ban the use of women’s images in advertisements at hospitals in Takhar.
DEC7-11152023-A
Taliban order the covering of images on book covers in Herat.
DEC7-11152023-B
Banning publication of political, satirical, and music-related topics in Khost.
DEC8-08262023
The Taliban barred women from entering Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan.
DEC10-08202023
Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.
DEC10-07192023
Taliban burned musical instruments in several provinces, including Herat.
DEC10-07092023
Taliban ban music in wedding halls in Kabul.
DEC2-06262023
The closure of women’s beauty salons across the country.
DEC8-06152023
Directive banning music at weddings, restricting male access to women’s halls, and mandating hijab surveillance.
DEC6-06092023
Taliban orders the registration of young girls and widows for forced marriage to Taliban members.
DEC10-06062023
Banned music at wedding halls in Herat, warning of punishment for violators.
DEC4-05312023
Taliban issues directive banning Persian terms and mandating ideological conformity in university research and teaching.
DEC6-05212023
Taliban and religious scholars in Jabal Saraj, Parwan have set a limit for the dowry of girls, mandating enforcement by security and religious authorities.
DEC8-05082023
The Taliban ban "henna night" ceremonies in Kandahar and order arrests of men who accompany women.
DEC8-05062023
Ban on girls accessing healthcare centers and cemeteries in Kandahar, ordering arrests to enforce the ban.
DEC8-04062023
Ban on women from dining in restaurants in Herat.
DEC10-03212023
The Taliban banned Nowruz in Afghanistan, deeming it contrary to Islam, in a district in Daikundi province.