Taliban say Afghan woman can't go on long-distance road trips ‘without male escort’

The Taliban on Sunday said that Afghan women cannot go on long-distance road trips unless accompanied by a close male relative.

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said Sunday that women seeking to travel long distances should not be offered road transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative.

The guidance issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice drew condemnation from rights activists and called on vehicle owners to refuse rides to women not wearing headscarves.