Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, says Taliban minister

Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Koran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister.

It’s the latest restriction on women following morality laws that ban them from raising their voice and baring their faces outside the home. They are already excluded from education after sixth grade, many public spaces and most jobs.

Nobody from the Vice and Virtue Ministry was immediately available on Wednesday to clarify the official’s remarks or confirm if the prohibition would also become part of the morality laws.