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DEC7-01072025-B
Taliban authorities in Nuristan formally banned live photography and its publication, extending province-wide restrictions on visual media under the Promotion of Virtue law.
DEC7-12062024
A 2024 report documented intensified Taliban repression of the media, including widespread detentions, closures of outlets, and expanded enforcement under the Promotion of Virtue...
DEC7-12052024
Taliban intelligence and religious police raided Arzo TV’s Kabul office, detained seven staff members, confiscated equipment, and sealed the station over alleged “immoral” content.
DEC7-11112024
The Taliban suspended the operations of Zheman Radio in Khost Province for broadcasting background music in one of their programs.
DEC1-09012024
Restrictions imposed on media in Khost to broadcast educational programs for girls above grade 6 through media is prohibited.
DEC7-08272024
Taliban imprisoned a young man in Nangarhar for publishing an image of the tricolor flag.
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.
DEC10-08192024
The Taliban burned musical instruments in Parwan.
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.
DEC12-07312024-21
PVPV Law mandates ideological training, supervision and reporting systems to the Supreme Leader to ensure strict enforcement of moral regulations and suppress dissent under...
DEC7-07072024
Taliban shut down the local radio station (Kawoon Ghag) in Laghman.
DEC7-02172024
Taliban in Kandahar declared a ban on photography in both "official and unofficial gatherings."
DEC7-12242023
Taliban in Khost have prohibited women from making phone calls to radio stations.
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.
DEC10-08202023
Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.
DEC4-05312023
Taliban issues directive banning Persian terms and mandating ideological conformity in university research and teaching.
DEC4-05272023
Directive imposes ideological conformity and enforces linguistic uniformity in university publications.
DEC7-05102023
Taliban bans media coverage of women’s health, labeling it immoral and restricting female participation in broadcasts.
DEC7-10272022
The removal of the female representative from the Media Violations Commission.
DEC5-09262022
Taliban directive requiring female media guests to cove faces on air, with noncompliance resulting in broadcast bans.
DEC7-09212022
Directive prohibiting poets from composing poems that resemble music and song, issued to provincial heads for enforcement.
DEC7-11222021
The ban on women participating in television programs and shows in the media.
DEC11-11122021
Taliban arrested Wasima Kohistani.
DEC8-09092021
The Taliban’s Interior Ministry prohibit demonstrations nationwide unless pre-approved by authorities, warning of legal consequences for violations.