The Taliban have banned windows in residential buildings to stop women from being seen while they are at home in Afghanistan.
Hibatullah Akhundzada, Taliban leader, ordered that buildings should not have windows looking into places where a woman could be sitting or standing.
The order applies to both new buildings as well as already existing ones, according to a four-clause decree posted on social media site X late on Saturday.
A decree posted by government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on X states new buildings should not have windows where you can see “the courtyard, kitchen, neighbour’s well and other places usually used by women”, AFP reports.
“Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead to obscene acts”.
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