South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 4 hrs ago
Afghan women detained by Taliban in clothing crackdown
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Afghan women detained by Taliban in clothing crackdown
Afghan residents in the western city of Herat have told of witnessing multiple women detained by the Taliban government’s morality police, in a crackdown over clothing which has drawn criticism from the United Nations.
The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said Sunday it was “concerned over multiple arrests and detentions of women in Herat, Afghanistan, for alleged non-compliance with dress requirements”.
Taliban authorities rule according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law, and have...
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