Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are witnessing a sharp decline in customers as women increasingly avoid public spaces following a recent Taliban crackdown on dress code violations, according to shopkeepers, drivers and residents.

Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are witnessing a sharp decline in customers as women increasingly avoid public spaces following a recent Taliban crackdown on…

Afghanistan's minister in charge of vice and virtue defended on Monday the crackdown on women's dress code in the western city of Herat, saying it protected "dignity" and…