Iranian authorities have ordered the owners of all amusement parks in Afghanistan to ban women from entering, adding to the restrictions imposed by fundamentalists on women since they came to power in August 2021.
The spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the Taliban morality police, Mohammad Sadeq Akif Muhayir, confirmed this new restriction in statements to DPA, but declined to comment on the reason for it.
In March the aforementioned Ministry ordered all amusement parks in Kabul city to segregate the public by gender.
The Taliban have also banned secondary education for girls, and women have seen their options for work outside the home considerably reduced.
Afghan feminist activist Munesa Mubarez has accused the Taliban of using women as a tool for political gain. «These restrictions are like kidnapping someone and there is no religious or humanitarian approach,» Mubarez told DPA.
