The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Corruption today ordered all amusement parks in Kabul to segregate visitors on the basis of gender, which means that family members will no longer be allowed to go to these venues together.
According to a timetable issued by the ministry, women will be allowed to visit amusement parks where there are themed games and activities in Kabul and adjacent areas from Sunday to Tuesday wearing the Islamic hijab and men only[/B] from Wednesday to Saturday.[/B]
The Taliban government is imposing more and more restrictions on public life.
On Wednesday, the Taliban broke a promise to provide secondary education for girls until further notice, which has sparked a backlash in the country with demonstrations by teachers, students and women's rights activists.
International organizations and foreign governments have called on the Taliban to immediately reconsider their decision.
On Friday, dozens of women were prevented from boarding flights at Kabul International Airport because they were not accompanied by a man.
"Gender apartheid in Afghanistan is escalating at an alarming rate," Heather Barr, a former senior researcher on Afghanistan at Human Rights Watch, tweeted in reaction to this decision by the Taliban.
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