Fresh Detentions Reported As Taliban Extend Herat Hijab Crackdown
Multiple sources in Herat told Afghanistan International that the wave of arrests targeting women continued Sunday, with Taliban authorities detaining eight women in the Jebrail area as part of an operation against those accused of violating the group’s dress code requirements.
Eyewitnesses told Afghanistan International that a group of Taliban personnel, including five women, detained eight young women in the busy Jebrail market area and took them to an undisclosed location.
Witnesses said the women appeared to be wearing what they considered full Islamic dress.
The arrests followed a broader campaign launched by the Taliban in Herat on Saturday. Residents reported that dozens of young women were detained on the first day of the operation for wearing coats or appearing in public without face coverings.
During the initial phase of the campaign, women were reportedly detained from shopping centres, markets and busy streets across the city of Herat.
