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Taliban Crack Down on Social Freedoms With Even Stricter Policing
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Taliban Crack Down on Social Freedoms With Even Stricter Policing
Women in particular face tighter restrictions under Afghanistan’s new government
By Sune Engel Rasmussen and Margherita Stancati
https://twitter.com/SuneEngel
sune.rasmussen@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/margheritamvs
margherita.stancati@wsj.com
Apr. 5, 2022 7:04 am ET
KABUL—From a white pickup truck crawling through a busy street in west Kabul, members of the Taliban’s religious police, dressed in white tunics and black turbans, admonished fellow Afghans through a loudspeaker mounted on the roof of the car.
“Dear Muslim brothers and sisters, hijab and implementation of Shariah law is the duty of every Muslim,” they shouted, referring to Muslim clothing for women.
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Sune Engel Rasmussen is a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal based in Beirut where he covers Iran and regional conflicts. He previously spent three years in Afghanistan reporting for The Guardian.
Margherita Stancati is a correspondent covering Southern Europe and based in Rome. Before that, Margherita was in the Middle East, reporting mostly on Saudi Arabia. She was previously based in Afghanistan and India for the paper. You can follow her on Twitter @margheritamvs.
Taliban Crack Down on Social Freedoms With Even Stricter Policing
Women in particular face tighter restrictions under Afghanistan’s new government
By Sune Engel Rasmussen and Margherita Stancati
https://twitter.com/SuneEngel
sune.rasmussen@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/margheritamvs
margherita.stancati@wsj.com
Apr. 5, 2022 7:04 am ET
KABUL—From a white pickup truck crawling through a busy street in west Kabul, members of the Taliban’s religious police, dressed in white tunics and black turbans, admonished fellow Afghans through a loudspeaker mounted on the roof of the car.
“Dear Muslim brothers and sisters, hijab and implementation of Shariah law is the duty of every Muslim,” they shouted, referring to Muslim clothing for women.
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Sune Engel Rasmussen is a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal based in Beirut where he covers Iran and regional conflicts. He previously spent three years in Afghanistan reporting for The Guardian.
Margherita Stancati is a correspondent covering Southern Europe and based in Rome. Before that, Margherita was in the Middle East, reporting mostly on Saudi Arabia. She was previously based in Afghanistan and India for the paper. You can follow her on Twitter @margheritamvs.