Students at Kandahar University say Taliban have prohibited photography and videography on campus, extending a growing pattern of restrictions across the country’s educational institutions.
Several students told Amu TV that during a recent award ceremony, Taliban members warned attendees that capturing images or video was forbidden and instructed them to refrain from such activity going forward.
Journalism students at the university reported that similar warnings had been issued previously, specifically targeting their field of study. They said they had been told not to take photos or record footage within university grounds — a rule that they say undermines their academic training and professional development.
The reported ban comes as Taliban authorities continue to impose increasingly restrictive social regulations across the country. In nearly half of Afghanistan’s provinces, photographing living beings — including people and animals — has been declared illegal, with Kandahar cited as the starting point of this nationwide trend.
The ban on images of living beings was imposed after the Taliban’s controversial morality law was approved last August.
Taliban have not officially commented on the directive at Kandahar University. However, rights advocates and press freedom groups have raised alarms over mounting censorship and restrictions on freedom of expression under their rule.
