ISIS Bombs Sikh Temple in Retaliation for "Insults" to the Prophet Muhammad

A Sikh temple in Kabul, Afghanistan, was attacked, leaving a Sikh devotee and a Taliban security officer dead and seven injured. The attack was proclaimed to be retaliation for the comments made by India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

Taliban Arrests Afghani YouTuber for "Insulting Islam & the Quran"

Ajmal Haqiqi, an Afghan model and YouTuber, found himself in a difficult situation with the Taliban. Haqiqi and his colleagues had allegedly insulted Islam in one of their recent videos that resulted in their arrests.

Taliban Orders Female Newscasters to Cover their Faces

On May 22, 2022, came another attack on women’s rights in Afghanistan. The Taliban reissued an old law requiring women to cover their faces, this time specifying news anchors. Proof of this new law was seen on-air as female news anchors are seen on TV with masks just showing their eyes across all popular news channels in the country.

Taliban Orders All Women to Wear Face-Covering Burqas in Public

On Saturday, April 30, the Taliban announced a new mandate, ordering women to follow a strict dress code while in public.

The Taliban is slowly imposing severe infringement on women's rights despite promising torespect and uphold women's rights after taking over.

Taliban Bans the Farming of Opium Poppies

On April 3, the Taliban announced that they would ban the cultivation of opium poppies. A spokesman from the Taliban warned that farmers might be “jailed and their crops burned if they harvested poppy,” DW reported.

Taliban Orders Government Workers: "Do Not Shave, Must have Beard to Work"

The Taliban has ordered government officials to wear a beard and adhere to dress codes, as provided by their hardline interpretation of Islam. On Monday, March 28, representatives of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice visited government offices, enforcing the new order.

Taliban Opens, and Then Immediately Recloses, Schools for Girls

The Taliban backtracked on its announcement of opening schools to girls. Anger and frustration swept Afghanistan after the education ministry suddenly announced that female students are not allowed back in school, indefinitely.

Taliban Announces the Reopening of Universities for Women in 6 provinces

On February 2, the Taliban announced that some public universities in six provinces (out of 34) had been reopened to female students.

Taliban Orders the Beheading of Mannequins

By Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

Taliban Pours 3,000 Liters Of Liquor From Raid into Canal

By Abdulla Gaafarelkhalifa

On New Year's Day, 2022, the twitter account for the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI), an intelligence agency controlled by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, posted a video of a raid where law enforcement agents arrested three people and seized 3,000 liters of an alcoholic substance just to be dumped into a canal in Kabul.