Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry seeks to implement a law that bans news media from publishing images of all living things, reports BSS.
It comes after the Taliban government recently announced legislation formalising their interpretations of Islamic law.
"The law applies to all Afghanistan... and it will be implemented gradually," said Saiful Islam Khyber, the spokesman for the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV), adding that officials would work to persuade people that images of living things are against Islamic law.
"Coercion has no place in the implementation of the law," he said.
"It's only advice, and convincing people these things are really contrary to sharia (law) and must be avoided."
The new law detailed various regulations for news media, including prohibiting the publication of images of any living beings and instructing outlets to avoid mocking or disrespecting Islam, as well as ensuring compliance with Islamic law.
Aspects of this law are yet to be strictly enforced.
Taliban officials continue to regularly post photos of people on social media.
"Until now, regarding the articles of the law related to media, there are ongoing efforts in many provinces to implement it but that has not started in all provinces," Khyber said.
He added "work has started" in the southern Taliban stronghold of Kandahar and the neighbouring Helmand province, as well as northern Takhar.
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