Women seeking to travel anything other than short distances should not be offered transport unless they are accompanied by a close male relative, the Taliban said.
The guidance, issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, also called on all vehicle owners to offer rides only to those women wearing Islamic hijabs.
Circulated on social media networks, the guidance comes weeks after the ministry asked Afghanistan's television channels to stop showing dramas and soap operas featuring women actors.The ministry had also called on women TV journalists to wear hijabs while presenting. The Taliban's interpretation of the hijab - which can range from a hair covering to a face veil or full-body covering - is unclear, and the majority of Afghan women already wear headscarves., despite pledging a softer rule compared with their first stint in power in the 1990s.In several provinces, local Taliban authorities have been persuaded to reopen schools but many girls still remain cut off from secondary education.
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