Taliban Minister Compares Government-Public Relationship To “Father & Child”
The Taliban’s minister for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice has described the Taliban administration as the “father of the nation,” saying citizens are obliged to accept the group’s rule.
Khalid Hanafi made the remarks in a speech shared in an audio recording posted on X by Saif-ul-Islam Khyber, spokesperson for the vice and virtue ministry.
Hanafi compared the relationship between the public and the authorities to that of “father and child,” reiterating the group’s commitment to the unconditional implementation of what it calls Islamic sharia. He said the Taliban administration “ensures the rights of all people in accordance with the Quran, the Sunnah and Hanafi jurisprudence.”
His comments come as the Taliban continue to enforce sweeping restrictions, particularly on women and girls. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has closed secondary schools for girls and imposed extensive limitations on women’s employment and access to public spaces.
Hanafi has previously said the Taliban’s beliefs and policies would not change, adding that “even if the world turns upside down, our thinking and beliefs must not change.”
