Taliban orders ban on women driving in Herat Province

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The Taliban’s Directorate for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat Province has instructed the local traffic authority to ban women from driving, fintl.com reports on June 13. The letter, signed by Sheikh Azizurrahman Muhajir, head of the directorate, claims that “women are incapable of learning to drive and have scattered minds.” It argues that driving is “an important and highly responsible profession” and that even minor mistakes could result in the loss of lives. The directive marks another setback for women’s rights in Afghanistan, where female drivers are already rare and often face harassment.