Taliban ‘ban Afghan women from flying without male chaperone’
The Independent says the Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone.
Sources told Reuters news agency on Sunday that the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice sent airlines a letter on Sunday informing them of the new restrictions.
In the same week, the Taliban also backtracked on their previous commitment to open high schools to girls, a U-turn that shocked many Afghans and drew condemnation from humanitarian agencies and foreign governments.
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