Aziz-ur-Rahman Mohajer, the head of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Department under the caretaker government in Herat, has urged owners of halls, hotels, restaurants, and juice shops to refrain from allowing the mixing of men and women and the entry of unveiled women into their workplaces.
Local media reported that Mr. Mohajer warned business owners during a meeting on Monday, October 15, that the law on promoting virtue and preventing vice must be implemented seriously.
The head of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat has called on local business owners to strictly avoid allowing unveiled women, the mixing of men and women, and playing music in their work environments.
He has urged the residents of Herat to adhere seriously to the ratified law on promoting virtue and preventing vice.
Over the past three years, the caretaker government has imposed severe restrictions on the citizens of the country, especially women and girls.
The current government has deprived women and girls of attending schools and universities for more than three years.
It should be noted that the current government’s restrictions have resulted in millions of schoolgirls being denied an education.
In addition, women have been banned from going to 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.
