Edict Type: By Month
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June 2024
The Taliban authorities announced that all Afghan women who are still working, regardless of their rank, education, or specialty, will receive a uniform salary of 5,000 AFS, equivalent to $71. This included women physicians, nurses, midwives, teachers, and a few others. The Taliban has banned women from working and only some are employed in a…
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May 2024
Families and couples dining out must present a “marriage certificate” to prove they are legally married in order to eat together at a restaurant.
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April 2024
The Taliban’s Ministry of Education mandated that private schools sign an agreement prohibiting the enrollment of girls over the age of 10 or those in grades 7 and above. Additionally, the Taliban has imposed a requirement for all working women to obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Following an…
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March 2024
In a major speech, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Hibatullah, announced the continuation of public stoning and flogging of women, defending these practices as consistent with their interpretation of Islamic law. He stated firmly that the Taliban would not yield to Western pressure to abandon such practice. In an effort to further suppress and intimidate, the…
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February 2024
In a letter from the Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health, medical institutions of higher education were instructed to cancel the ongoing semester for female students. Winter courses are deemed to fill the gap. The Taliban’s General Directorate of Intelligence directed government officials to avoid taking photos with women during aid distributions. A similar stance has…
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January 2024
In Logar province, the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Department announced that women should avoid wearing white pants and refrain from wearing shoes that make noise. In Nangarhar, the same department issued a directive prohibiting dancing and singing during wedding processions or any other celebratory events. Furthermore, the Taliban Ministry of Education ordered the removal of…
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December 2023
The local Department of Economy, responsible for issuing registration to organizations, mandated that all new hires by local non-profits must receive clearance from the Department of Intelligence before beginning their roles. Additionally, the Ministry of Economy instructed both international and local organizations to avoid implementing projects focused on conflict resolution and peace, stating in their…
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November 2023
In Kunduz province, the Vice and Virtue police have mandated that all local media outlets submit their content for review before it can be published.In Faryab province, the Taliban imposed a ban on women working with media production companies, including photography and videography services.The Ministry of Economy has issued a directive to NGOs stating that…
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October 2023
In Bamyan province, dress shops owners were verbally warned not to sell fashionable and glittery women’s clothing anymore. Imams, religious figures, told the media in Helmand, to refrain from featuring women in their programs without prior approval. Women were also ordered to stop using social media. In the southern province of Uruzgan, the governor ordered…
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September 2023
The Taliban banned all mental health programs, particularly those aimed at women and girls. The Taliban Ministry of Public Health announced that any such programs operating outside their oversight must cease immediately. In Herat, male tailors were prohibited from sewing women’s clothing. To suppress dissent, the Taliban issued a warning that any political or musical…