Leaked audio files circulating on WhatsApp groups of educational centers expose the Taliban's Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice deploying "spies" in schools to monitor female students' attire. The files reveal warnings to female students, indicating potential arrests if they don't comply with the Taliban's hijab instructions.

Reports suggest that the Taliban ministry employs female staff to conduct daily inspections in Kabul's educational institutions, identifying individuals not adhering to the mandated hijab and transferring them to security authorities.

In one audio file, an official from a private education center in Kabul discloses the Taliban's mandate against clothing above the knee for women and girls. Another audio file, purportedly from a Taliban official, instructs school principals to ensure students adhere to Sharia clothing both inside and outside the school.

The files indicate an ongoing operation in Kabul, detaining women who don't comply with the Taliban's hijab mandate, with a warning of potential arrests or closure of educational centers for non-compliance.

The Taliban's Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice previously confirmed the detention of several women in Kabul for violating hijab rules but did not provide specific numbers. Earlier reports also mentioned the beating and detention of girls in western Kabul for not following the Taliban's mandated hijab, with their subsequent transfer to undisclosed locations.