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Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things

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Taliban morality ministry pledges to implement law banning news media from publishing images of all living things.

Taliban government recently announced legislation formalising strict interpretations of Islamic law that have been imposed since they swept to power in 2021 .

Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ( PVPV ) Saiful Islam Khyber says officials will work to persuade people that images of living things are against Islamic law.

Taliban officials continue to regularly post photos of people on social media.

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