# Inside Herat, Where a Taliban Campaign Targets a Cosmopolitan Outpost

- Published: 2026-07-12T18:26:13Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T02:49:40Z
- Section: World
- Language: English (en)
- Source: The New York Times — https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/world/asia/taliban-morality-police-herat-protests.html
- Tags: The New York Times · World
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Afghanistan’s leader has exerted full control over a city that once enjoyed looser social norms, even under Taliban rule.

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