Local sources from Herat province report that the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has closed all women-only cafés in Herat.
At least three sources have confirmed that all women-only cafés have been shut down by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue under the caretaker government in Herat.
One source stated that following the deprivation of girls from education, some girls and women had taken the initiative to create women-only cafés.
According to available information, at least five women-only cafés were operating in Herat, which were recently closed by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue under the pretext of playing music and allowing women to enter.
Local officials of the caretaker government in Herat have not yet made any official statements regarding this matter.
This comes at a time when women and girls have faced systematic repression for over three years under the current regime.
The restrictions imposed by the current government have resulted in millions of school-aged girls being deprived of education.
Additionally, women have been banned from attending sports clubs, restaurants, public baths, being examined by male doctors, traveling without a male guardian, and working in both domestic and international non-governmental organizations, as well as in United Nations offices in Afghanistan.
