Mahjouba Norouzi
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We saw some of the videos and security deployments increased across Herat afterwards, bringing the demonstrations to an end.
But many injured people were not taken to the hospital because they were, but many, they would be arrested in the hospital.
So, yeah.
I heard from somebody very close among the Taliban that one of his daughters had a kidney problem and she needed a kidney implant.
But he didn't allow that because in Islam, apparently, you cannot have transplants.
somebody else's transplant.
So she died.
The Taliban have steadily tightened the enforcement of their morality laws since returning to power in 2021.
In Herat, authorities later confirmed that a campaign to enforce hijab and dress code rules was
was underway.
What made this episode particularly sensitive is that some of the arrests reportedly took place in areas with large Shia populations in a city like Herat, which has a history of resistance and strong cultural ties, a
cross the border with Iran.
And many people viewed the campaign as more than a routine policing and saw it as an attack on their way of life and identity.
So according to some people that I spoke to, there were a few reasons.
First, the detention of women carries a particularly heavy social stigma in Afghanistan, as you know, and can have a long lasting consequences for women victims.
and their families second many afghans have seen women's freedom steadily eroded over the past five years and so these arrests become a symbol of rather frustrations especially among women and finally herod has traditionally been one of afghanistan's more politically active cities
Even the majority of the protests by women took place in Kabul, but Herat has been known for.
being a politically active city, the combination of anger, community solidarity, and concern for detained women appears to have pushed people to act despite the risks and the brutality they faced.
Yes, you're right.
I mean, Herod has been very progressive.
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