Women arrested in Afghanistan for not wearing body-covering clothing

Residents in the western Afghan city of Herat told the AFP news agency they had witnessed several women detained by the Taliban government’s morality police, in a crackdown over clothing, Euronews writes.

The UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Sunday it was “concerned over multiple arrests and detentions of women in Herat Afghanistan for alleged non-compliance with dress requirements.”

Taliban authorities have gradually tightened restrictions on women since returning to power in August 2021.

Women nationwide must be completely covered when they leave home, with many wearing a flowing abaya robe along with a Muslim headscarf and a face covering.

In Herat, residents witnessed women being detained on Saturday for not wearing the body-cloaking chador or burqa.