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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.