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DEC9-12252024

Taliban prohibited mixed-gender transportation in city buses in Kabul, to further enforce gender segregation.

DEC3-12142024

One woman and two men were publicly sentenced to imprisonment and corporal punishment in Samangan Province following court rulings for alleged moral offenses.

DEC1-11142024

Declaration that education for girls is Westernized and doesn't reflect Afghan culture and Islamic values. In addition, ban on educational scholarships abroad for all...

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...

DEC12-07312024-6

Article 13 of PVPV Law enforces full-body covering, bans public female speech, and restricts women's visibility and movement.

DEC12-07312024-13

Article 20 of PVPV Law mandates gender segregation and religious observance in transport, severely restricting women’s mobility and personal autonomy.

DEC5-07032024

The Taliban have issued a directive in Daikundi province requiring women to wear Arabic and Islamic-style hijabs.

DEC2-05292024

The Taliban halted the opening ceremony of a café and library for women in Kabul.

DEC3-05012024

Detention of a women's rights activist by the Taliban in Takhar province.

DEC1-04282024

Closure of 200 educational classes in Khost province.

DEC5-01022024

Decree mandating hijab for women, with escalating penalties enforced on male guardians and issuance of arrest orders for women without hijabs in Kabul.

DEC3-12252023

The execution of punitive measures on more than two individuals in Badakhshan province for 'fleeing their homes'.

DEC8-08262023

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

DEC6-06092023

Taliban orders the registration of young girls and widows for forced marriage to Taliban members.

DEC8-05062023

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

DEC4-04232023

Universities are open 3 days for male and 3 days for female based on gender discrimination.

DEC8-04062023

Ban on women from dining in restaurants in Herat.

DEC4-03252023

Taliban separated banks based on gender in Balkh province.

DEC4-03212023

Ban on women entering restaurants in Takhar without a male guardian, and enforces prayer-related rules on public hospitality venues.

DEC9-01162023

Directive in Herat banning airlines from selling tickets to women without a male guardian.

DEC1-12222022-B

Ban on issuing diplomas for female university graduates, unless male family member comes to receive it.

DEC9-11122022

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

DEC8-11102022

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

DEC1-08232022

Official decree mandates complete gender segregation in all educational institutions, enforcing discriminatory staff reassignments and restructuring.

DEC9-07042022

Ban on women from traveling in taxis without a male guardian in Kabul.

DEC8-06172022

Directive prohibiting women from attending Friday prayers in Herat.

DEC9-06012022

Taliban enforces verbal directive in Herat banning unaccompanied women from using local transport or bicycle taxis.

DEC8-03272022

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

DEC5-03012022

Directive mandating hijab, gender segregation, and denial of entry to unveiled women in government offices.