Sources: Taliban arrest at least three women in Herat over dress code

Elaha Wed Aug 2026 1 month ago 297

According to these sources, the detained women were wearing coverings that the Taliban consider "full hijab"; yet they were arrested nonetheless. One of the sources also said that morality police from this ministry had pursued two women in chadors just one day earlier, solely for "having a bit of makeup."


Based on information received from Herat, the Taliban's treatment of women has entered a new phase. Local sources say that the scope of these actions is no longer limited to cases the Taliban calls "bad hijab," and women with facial makeup, those wearing high-heeled shoes, or those with different coverings are also targeted by the morality police.


Since returning to power, the Taliban have imposed extensive restrictions on women's lives, education, and employment. Additionally, since the winter of 1402 [2023-2024], numerous reports have emerged of women and girls being detained on charges of "bad hijab" in various cities, including Kabul, Daykundi, Balkh, and Herat—an action that has drawn criticism from human rights organizations and the United Nations.

Local sources in Herat say that morality police from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice arrested and took away at least three women on Tuesday evening in the Seljuqi 7 area, located in the Bagrabad neighborhood of Herat city.

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