Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers have set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” in the building that once housed the Women’s Affairs Ministry.
- A cleric, Mohamad Khalid has been appointed as the head of the restored ministry. In the previous Taliban rule, the ministry was known for its patrol vans which enforced a harsh interpretation of the Sharia law while roaming the streets of Afghanistan.
- Previously, it also banned music, carried out public executions, whipped and publicly humiliated women, and insisted upon a strict dress code.
- On September 17, 2021, the Taliban-run education ministry asked boys from grades six to 12 back to school, starting on Saturday, along with their male teachers. There was no mention of girls in those grades returning to school.
