In a statement issued by the Council of the European Union on Monday 26 August, the EU says it is “appalled” by the Taliban’s recent decree, known as the “Law on Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”, which imposes severe restrictions on Afghans, particularly women.
The decree imposes strict dress codes on women, silences their voices in public and gives the “Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” enforcement powers, with a clear mandate to...