The Taliban's notorious religious police have detained scores of Afghan women and girls in recent weeks for violating the extremist group's Islamic dress code, the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website reports today (Jan. 17, 2024).
Among them was Zahra's younger sister, who was detained in the capital, Kabul, in early January for allegedly failing to cover herself from head to toe in public.
"My sister was humiliated and tortured while in Taliban custody, Zahra, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, told RFE/RL's Radio Azadi. "They told her that she was an infidel because she wore tight clothes." She also said her family was forced to pay Taliban officials nearly $12,000 in bribes to secure her release.
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