The ‘s leaders in Afghanistan issued new laws on Wednesday that include a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public.
The Associated Press (AP) on Thursday reported seeing a 114-page, 35-article document put out by the political and militant group, which returned to power in Afghanistan after the United States from the .
Soon after resuming control of Afghanistan, the Taliban restored its Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice. The AP reported that the new laws published Wednesday reflect the ministry’s goals of promoting virtue while fighting vice, and the document reportedly includes directions for the public on music, transportation, celebrations and personal grooming.
The laws, approved by the Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, allow the ministry to punish citizens who violate the rules with warnings or arrest.
Regalrumination.com contacted the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice via email on Thursday for comment.

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The AP detailed the contents of “Article 13” of the ministry’s new laws, which relates to rules for women. The article said women must veil their bodies at all times while in public, including wearing a face covering to avoid tempting men. Their clothing is also not allowed to be too tight or too short.
The document further states that women are forbidden from singing or reading aloud in public, and they are not allowed to look at men unless they are related by blood or marriage. Females are also not permitted to travel alone.
Other articles in the document reportedly include bans on images of living beings and the playing of music.
The publication of the vice laws follows from the that accused the ministry of human rights violations.
“The punishments attached to non-compliance with instructions and decrees are often arbitrary, severe and disproportionate,” said the July report from the U.N. Mission in Afghanistan. “Sweeping bans with a discriminatory effect on women have been introduced. Human rights violations, as well as the unpredictability of enforcement measures, contribute to a climate of fear and intimidation among segments of the population.”
Fiona Frazer, the head of the human rights service at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, said of last month’s report that its findings give “cause for significant concern for all Afghans, especially women and girls.”
The ministry pushed back against the July U.N. report and characterized its contents as false.
“Decrees and relevant legal documents are issued to reform society and should have their implementation ensured,” the ministry said, according to the AP.
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