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DEC10-03212023
The Taliban banned Nowruz in Afghanistan, deeming it contrary to Islam, in a district in Daikundi province.
DEC10-07112023-A
Taliban tear down Ashura flags of Shia mourners in Herat province.
DEC10-07112023-B
Taliban enforcement restricts Shia religious rituals.
DEC10-08202023
Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.
DEC11-08312024
Taliban governor and Minister of Tribal Affairs forcibly evict 600 families in Dowlatyar district of Ghor, violating ancestral land rights and overriding legal rulings.
DEC12-07312024-1
Taliban Ministry of Justice Announces Official Morality Law Based on Supreme Leader’s Decree.
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...
DEC12-07312024-16
Article 23 of PVPV Law holds officials responsible for preventing immoral acts by children, the mentally disabled, and non-Muslim residents, raising serious concerns about...
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...
DEC12-07312024-3
Articles 1-3 of PVPV Law formally establishes a religious enforcement regime under Taliban leadership, defining virtue and vice by Hanafi Sharia and empowering officials...
DEC12-07312024-4
Articles 4-8 of PVPV Law mandates moral regulation for all people in Afghanistan under Hanafi jurisprudence, granting the Ministry exclusive power to enforce religious...
DEC12-07312024-9
Article 16 of PVPV Law criminalizes perceived disrespect toward Islamic figures, suppressing religious diversity and dissent.
DEC3-03042023
Taliban nullified thousands of divorce cases ruled in the Republic of Afghanistan.
DEC4-01202024
Official order re civil service appointments & transfers at Takhar University, used to expel non-Pashtun employees.
DEC4-05272023
Directive imposes ideological conformity and enforces linguistic uniformity in university publications.
DEC4-05312023
Taliban issues directive banning Persian terms and mandating ideological conformity in university research and teaching.
DEC6-02032023
Ban on marriages between shia and sunni in Badakhshan province.
DEC6-11252024
Bans issues of tazkira (national ID) to a Sunni woman and her children's due to her marriage with a Shia man.
DEC7-12142023
Taliban order to collect all books that contradict Hanafi jurisprudence from private universities.