The Taliban’s Ministry of Public Health has introduced new rules for doctors, nurses, and hospital staff across Afghanistan, mandating stricter dress codes in both public and private medical facilities.
The directive requires female surgeons and other women working in operation theatres to wear coverings that leave only their eyes visible. It specifies that women’s clothing must include long skirts and closed collars so that necks, hair, and body contours remain concealed.
The ministry has also prohibited high-heeled shoes, tight trousers, long nails, and strong perfumes. Male staff are subject to restrictions as well, with officials warning that violations will be met with serious punishment.
The order is the latest in a series of measures tightening control over personal appearance. Earlier directives compelled male government employees to grow beards and wear traditional attire.
Taliban authorities have also continued to intervene in grooming practices. Local sources told Afghanistan Women’s Voice that officials from the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice raided barbershops, instructing them to trim customers’ hair and beards in what they described as Islamic style. In a recent case in Herat province, Taliban agents arrested Aminullah Azizi, head of the Hariwa International Hotel, for shaving his beard and wearing a tie.
The new measures add to a growing list of restrictions on daily life under Taliban rule, extending beyond women’s clothing to men’s grooming and lifestyle choices.
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