Edict Type: By Month
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september 2025
Taliban’s governor in Balk province ordered the closure of National Television and directed officials not to grant interviews to any media outlets. In Kandahar province, Taliban banned YouTubers who had been serving as a major propaganda too for the group. The group also banned the use of social media platforms. Taliban banned women employees of…
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August 2025
Taliban’s banned women from owning home-based beauty salons within a month or face arrest. The order asked local officails to report violators. Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), under Taliban regime, confirmed that including women’s photos in national ID cards was optional rather than mandatory. The order to not have women’s photos came from…
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July 2025
Taliban’s supreme leader, issued a decree banning poetry and any any criticism of Taliban’s regime. The decree also stated that any publications must receive prior approvals from Taliban’s Ministry of Culture and Information.
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June 2025
In Kandahar province, Taliban’s Education Department banned the use of smartphones in schools and madrasas by all.
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May 2025
Taliban’s Ministry of Education ordered Provincial Education Departments, mandating the complete separation of boys’ and girls’ schools. The order also stated that men teachers will only teach boys and women teachers will only teach girls. In Herat province, Taliban’s morality department, Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue ordered the Traffic Department to prohibit women…
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April 2025
The pension edict came into effect in which pensioners are required to submit an application to the court. The court will then review the applications and make a decision.
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March 2025
In Kandahar province, Taliban banned the publication and broadcast of women’s voices across all media outlets.
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February 2025
Taliban banned political talks shows from all media. Taliban’s Ministry of Economy in Zabul province suspended Intersos, a healthcare aid organization, and confiscated their equipment and property. Taliban’s spokesperson announced that the regime does not consider itself bound by the Rome Statute. This statement came shortly after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for…
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January 2025
Taliban’s Ministry of Education ordered a standard uniform for students and teachers. It requires that male students and teachers wear a hat or turban along with a shalwar kameez. The order also mentioned specific color, length, and style of the uniform. Taliban’s Ministry of Economy ordered ACBAR, a coalition of NGOs, to emphasize the enforcement…