RASC News Agency: The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has announced that its “Urban Enforcers” detained seven individuals, including two women, in Kabul on charges of “moral corruption.” According to a statement released by the ministry today Tuesday, October 29, the detainees were apprehended from various districts across Kabul’s 22 areas.
The ministry further indicated that following preliminary investigations, these individuals have been handed over to relevant Taliban institutions for further processing. The statement emphasized that those detained will undergo thorough investigations, and a ruling will be issued by a competent court under Taliban jurisdiction. Earlier, on October 5, officials from the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Ministry detained six people in Kabul on allegations of “illicit relationships.” At that time, the ministry warned that those accused of such behavior would be subjected to lashings as punishment.
This incident marks the second instance of arrests in Kabul by the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue Ministry following the enactment of the group’s law on moral conduct. Even before the implementation of this law, officials from the ministry repeatedly detained young women and girls in Kabul under the pretext of “non-compliance with hijab regulations.”
Numerous citizens contend that the Taliban conducts arbitrary arrests. “In times like these, who can roam freely in the streets or markets without risking encounters with the Taliban?” questioned one citizen. “How, then, could anyone even commit a crime? It’s merely a fabricated excuse used by the Taliban to detain individuals.”
The Taliban has increasingly imposed severe restrictions and prohibitions on Afghanistani citizens in recent months.
