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Taliban unveil new rules banning women in TV dramas

Taliban unveil new rules banning women in TV dramas
Female journalists and presenters have also been ordered to wear headscarves on screen [image: BBC]

Women have been banned from appearing in television dramas in Afghanistan under new rules imposed by the Taliban government.

The BBC reports female journalists and presenters have also been ordered to wear headscarves on screen, although the guidelines do not say which type of covering to use.

Reporters say some of the rules are vague and subject to interpretation.

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August and many fear they are gradually imposing harsh restrictions.

The militant Islamist group, which took control following the departure of US and allied forces, almost immediately instructed girls and young women to stay home from school.

During their previous rule in the 1990s, women were barred from education and the workplace.

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