Taliban Bans Afghan Women from Hearing Each Other's Voices
The Taliban have introduced a new rule restricting Afghan women from hearing each other's voices, an additional step toward erasing women's presence in public life, as reported by the New York Post. Taliban Minister for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Khalid Hanafi, reportedly decreed that women must not be able to hear one another's voices, even during prayer. Hanafi stated that if a woman prays aloud and another woman passes by, her voice must be kept low enough to prevent others from hearing.
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