Limits imposed on:
Women
Freedom of religion
Entertainment
Men’s appearance
Other aspects of life
Restriction area:
Countrywide
Provincial
September 2021
Taliban issues order banning the shaving of beards.
December 2022
Girls above the sixth grade are banned from school.
January 2023
Pharmacies are ordered not to sell contraceptives.
April 2023
Due to a Taliban ban, video games and musical instruments can no longer be bought in Herat Province.
May 2023
Taxi drivers are ordered to change the color of their vehicles from yellow to turquoise.
May 2022
Women-owned and women-run restaurants in Herat Province are shut down.
December 2021
Retail shops are ordered to remove the heads of mannequins.
Limits imposed on:
Women
Freedom of religion
Entertainment
Men’s appearance
Other aspects of life
Restriction area:
Countrywide
Provincial
September 2021
Taliban issues order banning the shaving of beards.
December 2022
Girls above the sixth grade are banned from school.
January 2023
Pharmacies are ordered not to sell contraceptives.
April 2023
Due to a Taliban ban, video games and musical instruments can no longer be bought in Herat Province.
May 2023
Taxi drivers are ordered to change the color of their vehicles from yellow to turquoise.
May 2022
Women-owned and women-run restaurants in Herat Province are shut down.
December 2021
Retail shops are ordered to remove the heads of mannequins.
Limits imposed on:
Women
Freedom of religion
Entertainment
Men’s appearance
Other aspects of life
Restriction area:
Countrywide
Provincial
September 2021
Taliban issues order banning the shaving of beards.
January 2023
Pharmacies are ordered not to sell contraceptives.
December 2022
Girls above the sixth grade are banned from school.
April 2023
Due to a Taliban ban, video games and musical instruments can no longer be bought in Herat Province.
May 2022
Women-owned and women-run restaurants in Herat Province are shut down.
May 2023
Taxi drivers are ordered to change the color of their vehicles from yellow to turquoise.
December 2021
Retail shops are ordered to remove the heads of mannequins.