Women detained in Afghanistan's Herat in clothing crackdown
Afghan residents in the western city of Herat have told AFP of witnessing multiple women detained by the Taliban government’s morality police, in a crackdown over clothing which has drawn criticism from the United Nations. The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Sunday it was “concerned over multiple arrests and detentions of women in Herat Afghanistan for alleged non-compliance with dress requirements”. Taliban authorities have gradually tightened restrictions on women
Taliban morality police in Herat, Afghanistan, have reportedly detained several women for failing to adhere to strict dress code regulations. Witnesses observed officials from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice stopping vehicles and taking women into custody for not wearing the traditional chador or burqa, despite some of those detained already wearing headscarves and modest clothing. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has expressed significant concern regarding these enforcement actions. Since the crackdown began, residents report that fewer women are venturing out in public, with some taxi drivers refusing to transport those not wearing the required full-body coverings. Local authorities maintain that the dress code is a mandatory religious law, while many women describe the atmosphere as one of fear and increasing isolation.
The incident highlights the ongoing erosion of women's rights and personal freedoms under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, drawing international condemnation.
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