KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): The Vice and Virtue Department in southern Kandahar province has banned women from travelling alone in taxis.
Maulvi Abdul Rahman Tayyebi, head of the department, told Pajhwok Afghan News woman could not travel alone in taxis and rickshaws. But two or more women travelling together will have no problem.
He said the decision had been taken to prevent moral corruption and incidents of women’s abduction in Kandahar.
“We want taxi and rickshaw drivers not to pick a lonely woman. We want to ensure the protection of women and prevent moral corruption,” the director argued.
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