Video Circulates Showing Taliban Morality Police Beating Woman in Kabul

A video circulating on social media on May 5 shows members of the Taliban’s morality police publicly beating a woman on the Taymani project road in Kabul. The footage has drawn widespread attention and renewed scrutiny of the group’s enforcement of public conduct regulations.

According to reports accompanying the video, the woman was wearing a full hijab at the time she was stopped and struck by officers. The incident follows a pattern of recent street detentions and public warnings directed at women in the capital.

Additional reports indicate that morality police units have been conducting detentions and administering corporal punishment at the Mubarak Center in the Kote Sangi area of Kabul. Witnesses and local observers state that these actions are being carried out regardless of whether women are in compliance with the group’s dress code directives.

The circulation of the footage has prompted public discussion and concern among residents and civil society groups. The event occurs amid ongoing enforcement campaigns by the authorities regarding public appearance and behavior. Previous months have seen similar operations resulting in mass detentions over alleged violations of mandated clothing standards.

Officials from the Taliban’s vice and virtue ministry have not yet issued a public statement regarding the specific incident or the reported activities at the Kote Sangi facility. The video continues to be shared across social media platforms as residents and observers call for clarity on the enforcement policies currently in effect in the capital.