Taliban ban photographs of 'all living things' in Afghanistan, claiming it is forbidden under Islamic law
Daily MailOCT 12 2024
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry has announced a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things. The law's gradual implementation is planned across the country.
The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice spokesman, Saiful Islam Khyber, said that the law will apply to all of Afghan society, though It's unclear whether foreign outlets must also abide by the rules.
The announcement comes after the Taliban published its vice and virtue laws in August, Article 17 of which bans the publication of images of living beings.
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