Local sources say that urban taxi drivers in Herat are refusing to transport women and girls.
Speaking to Hasht-e Subh Daily on Saturday, January 17, the sources said that women and girls wait for hours at taxi stands, but drivers, despite having empty seats, refuse to take them.
According to the sources, the situation has worsened in recent days, leaving many women facing serious difficulties in their daily commutes.
Several women in Herat say they are forced to walk long distances on foot to attend to essential tasks.
Residents of Herat report that after the Taliban banned the operation of three-wheeled vehicles, women’s access to transportation for daily travel has declined sharply.
Sources add that the Taliban had previously warned taxi drivers in Herat not to transport women who do not wear the form of hijab prescribed by the group.
This comes as Taliban enforcers from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice have, in recent days, removed women from cars and taxis for not wearing a burqa “chador namaz”, preventing them from continuing their journeys.
