The move is the latest effort by the Taliban to curb women's rights and freedoms in the country.
The move is the latest effort by the Taliban to curb women's rights and freedoms in the country.
The letter, with an issue date of June 24, conveys an order by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada to all women's beauty salons in the capital of Kabul and all other provinces to wind down their businesses within a month, according to the Associated Press. After the one-month period, businesses must provide a report as proof of closure. There is no reason given for the ruling.
"UNAMA calls on the de facto authorities to halt the edict closing beauty salons. This new restriction on women's rights will impact negatively on the economy [and] contradicts stated support for women entrepreneurship," the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said on Twitter.
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