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DEC1-09012024

Restrictions imposed on media in Khost to broadcast educational programs for girls above grade 6 through media is prohibited.

DEC10-08192024

The Taliban burned musical instruments in Parwan.

DEC10-08202023

Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.

DEC11-11122021

Taliban arrested Wasima Kohistani.

DEC12-07312024-1

Taliban Ministry of Justice Announces Official Morality Law Based on Supreme Leader’s Decree.

DEC12-07312024-10

Article 17 of PVPV Law enforces religious conformity and censors media, banning images and critical content.

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...

DEC12-07312024-21

PVPV Law mandates ideological training, supervision and reporting systems to the Supreme Leader to ensure strict enforcement of moral regulations and suppress dissent under...

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.

DEC5-09262022

Taliban directive requiring female media guests to cove faces on air, with noncompliance resulting in broadcast bans.

DEC7-02172024

Taliban in Kandahar declared a ban on photography in both "official and unofficial gatherings."

DEC7-05102023

Taliban bans media coverage of women’s health, labeling it immoral and restricting female participation in broadcasts.

DEC7-07072024

Taliban shut down the local radio station (Kawoon Ghag) in Laghman.

DEC7-08262024-A

Taliban in Kandahar have banned the use of drones for filming.

DEC7-08262024-C

Taliban leader orders that only central spokespeople and ministries may make statements on behalf of the Taliban.

DEC7-08272024

Taliban imprisoned a young man in Nangarhar for publishing an image of the tricolor flag.

DEC7-09212022

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

DEC7-10272022

The removal of the female representative from the Media Violations Commission.

DEC7-11152023-A

Taliban order the covering of images on book covers in Herat.