KABUL: A Taliban official has said several girls and women were detained recently in Kabul for not covering themselves properly, after reports circulated of a crackdown in the Afghan capital.In a.
“They were arrested to inform their families that their sister, daughter or wife roams without hijab and they should prevent this,” says Ehsanullah Saqib.
A Taliban official has said several girls and women were detained recently in Kabul for not covering themselves properly, after reports circulated of a crackdown in the Afghan capital. UN special rapporteur Richard Bennett responded to initial reports of the detentions in a post on X on Friday, saying the recent "arrests of women in Kabul. regrettably signifies further restrictions on women's freedom of expression and undermines other rights".
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