Summary of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing of Complaints’ Activities Over One Week

1. Conducting Reformative and Awareness-Raising Meetings

During the past week, the officials and preachers of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing of Complaints conducted 456 reformative and awareness-raising meetings with religious scholars, tribal elders, and various segments of society. These meetings aimed to promote virtue, prevent vice, and enhance public awareness.

Furthermore, the Ministry’s military officers monitored several military entities affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and held reformative and awareness-raising meetings with their officials and Mujahideen to ensure the implementation of the Ministry’s guidelines and strengthen mutual cooperation.

Meanwhile, a military delegation from the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing of Complaints traveled to the provinces of Daikundi and Kunar to monitor the implementation of Sharia guidelines, review the reform process, and assess compliance with the rulings of Islamic Sharia in military institutions.

Additionally, the Ministry’s officials held nearly 200 reformative meetings with traders, economic operators, and shopkeepers to regulate market activities, ensure compliance with Islamic Sharia, and prevent hoarding and price gouging.

2. Addressing Public Complaints

During the past week, officials of the Ministry’s Deputy Ministry for Hearing of Complaints registered and reviewed a total of 91 complaints submitted by citizens. In addation, 28 cases were addressed, 15 were referred to the relevant institutions, and the remaining complaints are still being followed up.

3. Preventing Sorcery and Witchcraft

During the past week, as part of efforts to combat superstition and prevent practices contrary to Islamic values, Ministry officials arrested 11 individuals allegedly involved in witchcraft and related activities in the provinces of Balkh, Kandahar, Farah, Nangarhar, and Takhar.

The individuals were referred to the relevant judicial authorities for a decision in accordance with Islamic Sharia.

4. Resolving Disputes and Ending Long-Standing Feuds

To promote peace, strengthen Islamic brotherhood, resolve hostilities, and foster solidarity among communities, the Ministry’s officials, in cooperation with religious scholars and tribal elders, resolved 11 long-standing feuds and 62 family, tribal, and local disputes during the past week, in accordance with the rulings of Islamic Sharia.

5. Addressing Women’s Sharia-Based Rights

During the past week, officials of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing of Complaints addressed a total of 142 cases related to women’s rights under Islamic Sharia.

These cases involved oppression, forced marriage, inheritance rights, mahr, maintenance, facilitating marriages in accordance with Islamic Sharia, and divorce.

The Ministry’s officials undertook the necessary efforts to safeguard women’s Sharia-based rights, prevent the violation of those rights, and resolve the cases in accordance with the rulings of Islamic Sharia.