What happened: An official revealed on June 16 that the Taliban’s religious police had put up posters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar saying that Muslim women who do not wear a headscarf that totally covers their bodies are “trying to look like animals.” Details: Since taking power in August, the Taliban have put tight restrictions on Afghan women, reversing the achievements made in the two decades since the US invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban’s previous rule. The posters: The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, which enforces the group’s rigid interpretation of Islam, put up posters featuring images of burqas across Kandahar city this week which have been slapped on several cafes and stores as well as advertising hoardings declare that Muslim women who do not wear the hijab are attempting to seem like animals. According to the posters, wearing short, tight, and revealing clothing was also against Akhundzada’s rule. Male relatives of women who do not comply are warned and sometimes fired from government jobs, according to Akhundzada’s rule. “We have put up these posters, and those women whose faces are not covered, we will confront their families on the matter and take steps in accordance with the regulation,” Abdul Rahman Tayebi, Kandahar’s minister, stated.