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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Afghan Women Face Yet Another Restriction as Taliban Crackdown Reportedly Extends Beyond Real Life

Cases reported by Rukhshana Media show Afghan women ordered to stop posting online after being held by the Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Credit: Faruk Tokluoğlu/ Pexel)

Afghan women face yet another restriction as the Taliban crackdown reportedly extends beyond real life, with authorities in Herat detaining women over their social-media activity. Cases reported by Rukhshana Media describe women being questioned, held and ordered to stop posting photos and videos online.

For context, five years after the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, the de facto authorities have issued more than 100 decrees affecting women and girls, according to UN Women.

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