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In the western Afghan city of Herat, Taliban officials have barred men and women from dining together and attending parks at the same time, according to an official<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Afghanistan is a profoundly conservative and patriarchal country, it is usual to see men and women sitting together in restaurants, notably in Herat, which has long been seen as a liberal city by Afghan standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since regaining control in August, the Taliban have increased restrictions that separate men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities “have commanded that men and women be segregated in eateries,” according to Riazullah Seerat, a Taliban official at the Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owners had been orally reminded, he told AFP, that the rule applies “even if they are husband and wife.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, the manager of a Herat restaurant informed an Afghan woman who did not want to be recognized that she and her husband should seat separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safiullah, a restaurant manager who goes by one name like many Afghans, verified that he had received the ministry’s directive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We have to obey the decision, but it is having a significant negative impact on our business,” Safiullah said, adding that if the restriction is not lifted, he will be compelled to terminate employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seerat also claimed that his administration had issued a directive segregating Herat’s public parks by gender, with men and women allowed to visit only on certain days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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