Continuing the suppression of women in Afghanistan, the Taliban has now banned the construction of windows in residential buildings. As per the announcement from the extremist regime, any windows overlooking areas frequently used by women will no longer be constructed.
As per the spokesperson of the Taliban government, new residential buildings will not have windows which overlook the courtyard, kitchen, neighbouring wells and other places usually used by women."
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Taking to X, Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesperson for the Taliban government stated that this ban comes as seeing women in their houses can "lead to obscene acts."
online casino no deposit"Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead to obscene acts," he wrote on X.
The announcement further added that municipal authorities and other departments under the Taliban government would have to monitor construction sites and ensure that the view to the neighbouring houses in blocked.
As reported by AFP, in houses where such windows exist, owners would be asked to build a wall or obscure the view using other methods in order to avoid "nuisances caused to neighbours".
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Since taking over Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban has carried out the complete suppression of women's rights.
Starting with a ban on their education, under the Taliban government, Afghan women are not allowed education beyond the sixth grade.
As the extremist regime continues, women have slowly been erased from public spaces, including places of employment.
Women are also not allowed to step out in public unless they are covered from head to toe in a burqa and are accompanied by a male family member.
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The most recent restriction from the Taliban included prohibiting women from singing or reciting in public and to "veil" their voices outside their homes. apex gaming88