KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has dismissed concerns raised by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) regarding a new morality law as baseless and rooted in a “Western perspective.”
Taliban’s new law that bans women’s voices from being heard outside their homes has sparked outrage both domestically and internationally. UNAMA criticized the law, calling it “arbitrarily enforced” and expressing concern over its impact on Afghan society.
In response, the Taliban ministry announced that it would not cooperate with UNAMA, treating the organization as an adversarial entity. The ministry described UNAMA’s criticism of the further repression of Afghan women as “unfounded and influenced by Western views,” labeling it as “hostile propaganda.”
In a statement, the ministry asserted that the new law is based on Sharia and called on the United Nations and other countries to respect it.
UNAMA also expressed that the law severely restricts the rights of Afghan citizens, particularly women, and fosters an atmosphere of fear across the nation.
