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DEC7-09212022

Directive prohibiting poets from composing poems that resemble music and song, issued to provincial heads for enforcement.

DEC7-11112024

The Taliban suspended the operations of Zheman Radio in Khost Province for broadcasting background music in one of their programs.

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.

DEC7-11222023

Taliban ban the use of women’s images in advertisements at hospitals in Takhar.

DEC7-12142023

Taliban order to collect all books that contradict Hanafi jurisprudence from private universities.

DEC8-03272022

Directive segregating recreational park days by gender and enforcing hijab, limiting women’s access to public spaces.

DEC8-04062023

Ban on women from dining in restaurants in Herat.

DEC8-05062023

Ban on girls accessing healthcare centers and cemeteries in Kandahar, ordering arrests to enforce the ban.

DEC8-05082023

The Taliban ban "henna night" ceremonies in Kandahar and order arrests of men who accompany women.

DEC8-06152023

Directive banning music at weddings, restricting male access to women’s halls, and mandating hijab surveillance.

DEC8-08262023

The Taliban barred women from entering Band-e-Amir National Park in Bamiyan.

DEC8-11102022

Ban on women and girls from visiting parks and sports halls.

DEC9-11122022

Directive in Faryab banning unaccompanied women from parks, sports halls, and restaurants under threat of legal action.