Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada

Afghanistan International: The law states that it is necessary to cover “the entire body of a woman and to hide her face due to fear of sedition”. How men dress is another part of the Taliban’s law. The law also prohibits the playing of music, the transportation of women without a mahram [guardian] or without a hijab [cover], and the mixing of women with men in vehicles. The Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has also been tasked with preventing the shaving of the beard. The Taliban’s Ministry of Virtue announced on Tuesday, August 21, that it had arrested more than 13,000 people in the past year for “immoral acts”. Click here to read more (external link).