Edict Type: By Month
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December 2021 Month
Banned women from long-distance (45 miles) road trips without a mahram or a close male family member. Banned drivers from playing music in their cars. The order also demanded that women passengers not be given rides without hijab. Ordered clothing stores to remove mannequins’ heads. The Taliban’s Supreme Leader issued an extensive decree regarding women’s…
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November 2021 Month
Banned women from appearing in television shows. Stormed the Afghan Independent Bar Association and closed the office. Ordered followers of non-Sunni sect of Islam and other religions to follow the Sharia orders and the Hanafi (Sunni) jurisprudence in performing their religious rituals. The order also stated that senior government employees must be followers of Hanafi…
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October 2021 Month
Edicts on governance were issued. No specific edict was issued on women and human rights.
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September 2021 Month
The Taliban banned protests and slogans that did not receive prior approval from the Taliban. The Taliban prohibited girls from pursuing secondary education. The Taliban replaced the Ministry of Women’s Affairs with the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. The Taliban ordered professional and working women to remain at home until further…
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August 2021 Month
Taliban ordered women to remain home for their “safety,” citing a lack of training andacceptance among Taliban foot soldiers to treat women with respect. Talibanspokesperson had mentioned it would be a temporary order until the situation becomes“normal.” Taliban enforced a ban on co-education and banned men from teaching girls. Taliban announced an empty promise of…