Taliban Use Dress Code to Justify Arbitrary Arrests of Women Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/07/taliban-use-dress-code-to-justify-arbitrary-arrests-of-women/ HERAT, Afghanistan, Jul 16 2026 (IPS) - One morning in June, Halima (name changed), went to the market in Herat, her hometown in western Afghanistan, with her mother. She was wearing a long coat and a surgical mask covering her face. She could not have imagined that just a few minutes later she would be sitting in prison. WorldNews Vehicles from the Ministry of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, or morality police, arrived at the market right after Halima and her mother. According to Halima, female employees of the ministry began arresting women without asking any questions. Cars waiting nearby took the detainees away. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service. All rights reserved. -