Residents of Herat report intensifying restrictions on women, including strict dress codes and bans on traveling without a male guardian. Taxi and rickshaw drivers have been forbidden from transporting unaccompanied women .
Women describe an atmosphere of fear as morality police interrogate them on the streets. These measures have escalated following unrest in neighboring Iran, with the Taliban reportedly fearing local uprisings .
Local sources confirm that intelligence agents are even registering names of female students and teachers. The crackdown has severely limited daily life for women in Herat, effectively confining many to their homes .
Increased Taliban Restrictions on Women in Herat
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