Afghanistan: Taliban issue guidelines against women actors
23 November 2021 |
5:54 am
A Taliban ministry has asked TV networks to stop broadcasting programs that the ultra-conservative group deems immoral. They have said that the directives are not obligatory, but rather "a religious guideline."
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