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UN: Taliban are arresting men because of hairstyle and non-forgiveness

Politiko 2025-04-10 18:51:27

UN: Taliban are arresting men because of hairstyle and non-forgiveness

The "morality police" in Afghanistan have arrested men and their barbers because of their hairstyle and have also arrested other men after they did not go to mosques to pray during the month of Ramadan. This was said in a United Nations report published on April 10, six months after the laws governing the behavior of people in Afghanistan came into force.

The Ministry of Vice Prevention and Promotion of Virtue in Afghanistan published the new laws in August last year. The legislation covers many aspects of daily life in Afghanistan, including public transport, music, beard trimming, and celebrations. Among the laws adopted by this ministry is the ban on women's voices and uncovered faces in public.

That same month, a senior UN official warned that the laws represent "a worrying picture" for the country's future, as they add to existing restrictions on women and girls in terms of employment, education and the dress code. The Taliban have rejected the UN's concerns about morality laws.

In Thursday's report, the UN mission in Afghanistan said that in the first six months of implementing these laws, over half of the arrests involved "either men who did not have the beard length or hairstyle in accordance with the rules, or with barbers offering beard cuts or haircuts that did not comply with the rules".

The report also said that the "morality police" routinely arrest people "without undergoing due process or respecting legal protections". During the month of Ramadan, men's compulsory participation in prayer has been closely monitored, and this has often led to arrests of those who did not attend prayers, the report said.

The UN mission said that the two genders have been negatively affected by the laws, especially people who have small businesses such as private education centers, barbers and hairdressers, tailors, businesses that provide services for weddings and restaurants. This has led to a complete reduction or loss of income and employment opportunities.

According to the report, direct and indirect socio-economic impacts from law enforcement are likely to further aggravate the dire economic situation in Afghanistan. A World Bank study has estimated that banning women from studying and working could cost the state $1.4 billion a year. According to the UN report, more than 3.300 inspectors are engaged in informing people about laws and their enforcement./REL

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