Taliban authorities issue a new guideline that called on Afghanistan’s television channels to stop showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors
The Taliban also called on women television journalists to wear hijabs while presenting their reports.
The directive was issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice on Sunday and was widely circulated on social media networks.The Taliban also called on women television journalists to wear hijabs while presenting their reports. Dozens of television channels and radio stations were set up with Western assistance and private investment soon after the Taliban were toppled in 2001.
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