August 27, 2024
Taliban promise ‘gentle’ enforcement of new morality law amid global concern
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said on Monday that a recently ratified morality law would be implemented “leniently” after the international community and Afghans expressed concern over new restrictions. Women must be fully covered and not raise their voices in public, according to a 35-article law announced Wednesday by the Justice Ministry. It imposes wide-ranging provisions from behavior to dress and social interactions, including rules on men’s clothing and beard length, as well as bans on homosexuality, animal fighting, playing music on public and non-Muslim holidays. The United Nations, rights groups and Afghans have expressed concern that the law could lead


