Date: 21/07/1404
Documents from Ali‑Abad Hospital in Kabul, obtained by Afghanistan International, indicate that Khalil‑ur‑Rahman, the mosque cleric of this hospital and an official employee of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, has been administering religious tests to doctors and specialists and conducting “ideological inspections.”
The documents received by Afghanistan International show that Mullah Khalil‑ur‑Rahman sent a list of doctors and medical staff to the hospital’s WhatsApp working group and instructed them to report to the mosque on Tuesday to answer religious questions.
In an audio message sent to the hospital staff, he warns that all doctors and employees must go to the mosque the following day for the religious examination. He adds that if they fail to attend the test, the “consequences” will be their own responsibility.
The Taliban’s ideological inspections are not limited to this case. The group’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has established departments in all ministries and public authorities whose mission is to conduct ideological monitoring and to forcibly require government employees to grow beards, wear Taliban-style clothing, and participate in congregational prayers.
Previously, reports had been published indicating that the Taliban had also administered religious tests to employees of the Ministry of Public Health.

This entry documents the conduct of ideological inspections and religious examinations of medical staff at Ali-Abad Hospital in Kabul by officials affiliated with the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The requirement for healthcare professionals to undergo religious testing under threat of consequences reflects the institutionalization of ideological oversight within public institutions, linking employment to conformity with prescribed beliefs and conduct. The measure indicates the expansion of coercive, morality-based enforcement into the health sector, raising concerns regarding professional autonomy and the functioning of essential services.