Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women's voices and bare faces in public under new laws, in efforts to combat 'vice' and promote 'virtue'.
The ministry this week published its vice and virtue laws that cover aspects of everyday life like public transportation, music, shaving and celebrations. They're set out in a 114-page, 35-article document.
Most of the laws are directly related to women and their autonomy.
Article 13 relates to women. It says it is mandatory for a woman to veil her body at all times in public and that a face covering is essential to avoid temptation and tempting others.
Clothing should not be thin, tight or short.
Muslim women are obliged to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim males and females to avoid being corrupted.
A woman's voice is deemed intimate and so should not be heard singing, reciting poetry or reading aloud in public.
It is forbidden for women to look at men they are not related to by blood or marriage and vice versa.
Article 19 bans the playing of music, the transportation of solo female travellers, and the mixing of men and women who are not related to each other.
The law also obliges passengers and drivers to perform prayers at designated times.
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