Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

According to a report by the UN mission in Afghanistan, dozens of men were arrested for haircuts or beard lengths that did not comply with the “regulations”, while the barbers themselves were punished for providing “incompatible” services

Inadmissible hairstyles, short beards, missed prayers: A UN report shows how quickly men in Afghanistan are also targeted by the moral police, but above all women are brutally suppressed by the Islamists.

In Afghanistan, after the introduction of a strict rulebook by the Taliban, men are increasingly targeted by the so-called moral police because of their hairstyles.

U.N.: Men with 'wrong' hairstyle, women speaking in public targeted under Taliban law

The Taliban's morality police -- some 3,300 officers vested by the regime to enforce its so-called "Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" laws -- routinely detain Afghans for having the wrong haircut or beard.

Taliban’s morality police arrest men for skipping mosque or wrong hairstyles

During the holy fasting month of Ramadan, men’s attendance at mandated prayers was closely monitored, leading at times to arbitrary detention.

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan.