Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s Minister of Virtue and Vice, told tribal elders that the Taliban regime rises from the people and will not tolerate oppression by any official . He encouraged citizens to lodge complaints with his ministry regarding any injustices, promising serious follow-up .
Hanafi asserted, “We are the voice of the oppressed.” However, these claims contrast sharply with reports from international human rights organizations, which identify his ministry as the primary enforcer of severe restrictions on personal freedoms and women’s rights in Afghanistan .