Local sources in Kandahar report that the Taliban have prohibited male tailors from making women’s clothing, forcing the closure of tailoring shops across the province.
According to sources who spoke to *Zan News* on Monday, the restriction has been strictly enforced since last week. At least ten tailors were reportedly arrested by the Taliban’s Vice and Virtue forces and later released on bail.
The ban has left dozens of people unemployed and provoked widespread frustration among residents. Citizens say the measure not only deepens unemployment but also further curtails women’s already limited access to basic services.
Meanwhile, other reports indicate that the Taliban’s Directorate of Vice and Virtue has warned of additional restrictions on women in the coming weeks.
The Taliban have not issued an official statement regarding the ban.
This development follows a recent decree in Kandahar requiring shopkeepers to sell goods only to women wearing the burqa (chadari). Women in “ordinary hijab” are barred from entering markets, while shopkeepers who defy the order risk punishment. The Taliban have also mandated that female shopkeepers and street vendors wear the burqa while at work.
