Ban on bringing mobile phones in educational institutions

Every day a new order of the Taliban government of Afghanistan is coming out. The Taliban government has banned the use of smartphones in educational institutions. Taliban supreme leader Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada has issued an order in this regard. Even before this, the Taliban government has issued many orders, in which personal freedom has been interfered with.

Earlier, under the strict new sin and virtue laws under the Taliban ruler Islamist rule of Afghanistan, many laws have been made regarding women in public.

The order has been issued by Haibatullah Akhunzada, making it mandatory for a woman to cover her body at all times in public. Along with this, covering the face has been made mandatory. The order states that clothes should not be thin, tight or short.

The order ordered women to cover themselves in front of non-Muslim men and women. A woman's voice is considered intimate and therefore she should not be heard singing, reciting or reading in public. It is forbidden for women to look at men they are not related to by blood or marriage.

Ministry spokesman Mullah Abdul Ghafar Farooq said of the new laws on Thursday, "InshaAllah we assure you that this Islamic law will be very helpful in promoting virtues and eliminating vices."

Afghanistan has announced sin and virtue laws since the Taliban seized power in 2021. A ministry for the promotion and prevention of virtue has also been created.

The law will give the ministry the power to be in the front line in regulating personal conduct, handing out punishments such as warnings or arrests. If enforcers allege that Afghans have broken the law.

According to the ministry's website, promoting virtue includes praying, aligning the character and behaviour of Muslims with Islamic law, encouraging women to wear the hijab and inviting people to follow the five pillars of Islam.

It also says the eradication of evil includes preventing people from doing things forbidden by Islamic law. Last month, a U.N. report said the ministry was helping to create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation among Afghans through decrees and the methods used to enforce them.

It said the ministry's role was expanding into other areas of public life, including media monitoring and drug addiction eradication.