Country: Afghanistan Source: UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Please refer to the attached files. Introduction Since May 2025, women’s hijab has been an issue of particular focus for inspectors of the de facto Department for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat city. Over the past year, there have been several periods of increased enforcement of the chador2 – and at times the burqa3 – as the required form of Islamic hijab for women in Herat city.



