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.