The Afghan group has mentioned that feminine voices on tv are “frightening males,” based on Hasht-e Subh newspaper
Taliban officers in Afghanistan have barred ladies from working as presenters or hosts on tv, native media has reported.
The order was issued by the Taliban’s Directorate for Propagation of Advantage and the Prevention of Vice, Hasht-e Subh newspaper claimed on Wednesday, citing sources within the northwestern Herat Province. It’s not clear if the ban solely applies to Herat or to the entire nation.
The group’s officers defined the transfer by saying that feminine voices on TV are “frightening males,” the sources mentioned. The directorate warned media shops to strictly comply with its new decree, they added.
There have up to now been no official feedback on the report from the Taliban authorities.
Beforehand, Afghan females have been allowed to work as presenters on tv, however they needed to cowl their physique and face, and couldn’t seem on display screen along with males.
On Friday, Hasht-e Subh reported that the Taliban authorities forbade ladies from internet hosting radio reveals in Badghis Province, which borders Herat.
Since deposing the US-backed Afghan authorities in 2021, the Taliban imposed dozens of restrictions on ladies, who at the moment are informed to cowl all components of their our bodies and are prohibited from working with males, finding out at universities and faculties after the sixth grade, touring alone, speaking loudly in public locations, together with with different females.
Final August, the group launched the Legislation for the Propagation of Advantage and the Prevention of Vice, which banned depicting dwelling beings in visible and printed media in most provinces. It permits the Taliban to forestall the publication of any content material that features such imagery.
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