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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...
DEC12-07312024-17
Articles 24 & 25 of PVPV Law grants religious officials the power to issue non-judicial punishments for “immoral acts,” including detention and financial penalties.
DEC12-07312024-18
Article 26 of PVPV Law mandates court referrals for failure to observe Islamic obligations, including prayer, fasting, and parental obedience.
DEC12-07312024-19
Article 27 of PVPV Law requires overseers to ensure timely prisoner release and access to religious obligations.
DEC12-07312024-20
Article 28 of PVPV Law mandates community-wide enforcement of Taliban-defined morality through schools and religious leaders.
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...
DEC12-07312024-3
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...
DEC12-07312024-6
Article 13 of PVPV Law enforces full-body covering, bans public female speech, and restricts women's visibility and movement.
DEC12-07312024-7
Article 14 of PVPV Law imposes religious dress codes on men, limiting personal autonomy and expression.
DEC12-07312024-9
Article 16 of PVPV Law criminalizes perceived disrespect toward Islamic figures, suppressing religious diversity and dissent.
DEC12-07312024-10
Article 17 of PVPV Law enforces religious conformity and censors media, banning images and critical content.
DEC5-06032024
Taliban Education Directorate distributes burqas and uniforms to elementary school girls in Badakhshan.
DEC5-01302024
Prohibition of Western-style haircuts and beard shaving for men.
DEC7-12142023
Taliban order to collect all books that contradict Hanafi jurisprudence from private universities.
DEC10-08202023
Directive mandating mosque attendance, banning music in celebratory gatherings, and threatening legal action for noncompliance with religious norms.
DEC10-07192023
Taliban burned musical instruments in several provinces, including Herat.
DEC10-07112023-A
Taliban tear down Ashura flags of Shia mourners in Herat province.
DEC10-07112023-B
Taliban enforcement restricts Shia religious rituals.
DEC10-07092023
Taliban ban music in wedding halls in Kabul.
DEC10-06062023
Banned music at wedding halls in Herat, warning of punishment for violators.
DEC6-05212023
Taliban and religious scholars in Jabal Saraj, Parwan have set a limit for the dowry of girls, mandating enforcement by security and religious authorities.
DEC1-04132023
Order establishing religious schools in Kunduz, Balkh, Herat, Paktia, and Nangarhar provinces, in line with Taliban policies of higher education.
DEC4-03212023
Ban on women entering restaurants in Takhar without a male guardian, and enforces prayer-related rules on public hospitality venues.
DEC10-03212023
The Taliban banned Nowruz in Afghanistan, deeming it contrary to Islam, in a district in Daikundi province.
DEC3-03042023
Taliban nullified thousands of divorce cases ruled in the Republic of Afghanistan.
DEC6-02032023
Ban on marriages between shia and sunni in Badakhshan province.
DEC8-06172022
Directive prohibiting women from attending Friday prayers in Herat.
DEC5-05082022
Official Taliban leader decree mandating national committee to develop national hijab enforcement policy with tiered punishments for non-compliance.