The Taliban rule that has circled Afghanistan is fencing the borders of Sharia law in the country with severity.
The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice issued the guidance by which vehicle owners will refuse rides to women if they are not accompanied by a man, that too of a close relationship that means father, son, husband or brother.
To quote Ministry spokesman Sadeq Akif Muhajir.
“Women traveling for more than 45 miles (72 kilometers) should not be offered a ride if a close family member does not accompany them,”
He specified further on AFP that the man escort should be a close male relative.
Naturally, this outlandish law received severe criticism from the right activist and was also condemned by the countrywomen.
Ravaging Afghani women rights by the Taliban
The Taliban Government is laying its foundation for a strict Islamist state. Curiously, all the extremity of an Islamist state implies on women in Afghanistan.
The Taliban August 15 seizure of power has changed the scenario of women for the worst.
They have barred many women in public-sector roles from returning to work, and on the other hand, girls remain absent from secondary schooling.
The ministry had also asked not to telecast showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors. It also called on women TV journalists to wear headscarves.
Moreover, headscarves are also required for seeking public transport for women.
The international outcry on the decision
As expected and needed, people have condemned the law enforced by the Taliban.
The group’s associate director of women’s rights, Heather Barr, stated on AFP that “This new order essentially moves… further in the direction of making women prisoners.”
She went on saying ” It shuts off opportunities for them to be able to move about freely, to travel to another city, to do business, or to be able to flee if they are facing violence in the home.”
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