The Taliban have banned women from taking long-distance road trips in Afghanistan on their own, requiring that a male relative accompany them for any distance beyond 45 miles, according to a Taliban official.
Mohammad Sadiq Hakif Mahajer, spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, told CNN that the new law -- forbidding women from the solo, long-distance road trips -- has been instated. The law, he said, is designed to prevent women from coming to any harm or"disturbance."Since seizing power in August, the Taliban has tried to present a moderate face when it comes to the rights of women as it attempts to restore frozen foreign aid.
Most women still can't go back to work, having been barred from an array of jobs, including in government and entertainment television.Read MoreIn November, women were barred from appearing in television dramas, soap operas and entertainment shows under the Taliban's new media restrictions. Among the directives, women news presenters must now wear headscarves on screen.
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