Media in 3 Afghan provinces banned from showing images of living beings

FILE - A member of the Taliban blocks the camera with his hand, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 30, 2021. The Taliban announced in October 2024 that taking images of living beings violated its morality law. Media in three Afghan provinces has been ordered to obey the rule.

The Taliban has ordered media in three provinces of Afghanistan to stop airing images of any living being, a drastic step widely criticized by journalism and civil liberty groups.