Women nationwide must be completely covered when they leave home, with many wearing a flowing abaya robe along with a Muslim headscarf and a face covering.

Le autorità talebane: 'E' un precetto divino e e una legge vincolante'

Women who fail to follow dress rules face punitive measures under new directive

KABUL, June 8 — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over the arrest and detention of women in a western province for allegedly failing to comply with...

Women nationwide must be completely covered when they leave home, with many wearing a flowing abaya robe along with a Muslim headscarf and a face covering.

United Nations urges the Afghan Taliban to cease arresting women over dress rules, emphasising equality and human rights concerns in Herat.

La polizia morale del governo talebano ha arrestato diverse donne nella città afghana di Herat perché non rispettose del codice sull'abbigliamento. Lo riferiscono alcune fonti…

La polizia morale del governo talebano ha arrestato diverse donne nella città afghana di Herat perché non rispettose del codice sull'abbigliamento. Lo riferiscono alcune fonti…

At least 21 Afghan women arrested by Taliban’s ‘morality police’

In tutto il Paese le donne devono essere completamente coperte quando escono di casa; molte indossano un’ampia abaya, il velo islamico e un copricapo per il viso

The United Nations’ mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern over arrests and detentions of women in western Afghanistan for allegedly not adhering to dress regulations

‘I saw two employees – one was carrying a whip – putting two women who were not wearing burkas into a vehicle’.

Im Westen Afghanistans wird die Pflicht zur Verschleierung offenbar mit Gewalt durchgesetzt. Zeugen berichten von Talibaneinheiten mit Peitschen, die Frauen in Transporter…

KABUL: Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday after residents said Taliban morality police detained women…

Witnesses say one killed, several wounded; video shows fully veiled women among protesters.

Afghan men held a rare rally Tuesday in the western city of Herat over new restrictions against women, with police denying witness accounts to AFP that protesters were dispersed…

Dozens of men on Tuesday took to the streets of the western Afghan city of Herat to protest the multiple arrests of women in recent days. The women were detained by the morality…

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A protest in western Afghanistan's Herat city against the arrest and detention of women over alleged dress code violations turned violent on Tuesday, with reports indicating that…

Afghan Talliban forces used gunfire to disperse a women’s rights protest in the western city of Herat on June 9 after residents demonstrated against the recent arrest of women…

Several people were injured in the city of Herat after Taliban security personnel reportedly opened fire to disperse a small protest organized in support of Afghan women arrested…