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 of the decree mandating the suspension of women’s employment in NGOs.

Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Department in Herat province issued an order, prohibiting women from “Itikaf” (usually a three-day spiritual retreat) inside Shia mosques in Herat.

Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Department in Herat banned women news anchors from appearing on the television screen, despite adhering to the hijab rules. The Taliban claims that women’s presence on screen “provokes men.”