The government of Afghanistan has made it mandatory for civil servants to pray five times a day in congregation.
According to Afghan media, Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has issued a new decree in which government employees have been ordered to offer five daily prayers in congregation.
According to the Afghan media, the order states that all civil servants should go to the mosque for five daily prayers and offer congregational prayers without any excuse, and those who do not offer congregational prayers will be punished.
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Afghan media say that Haibatullah Akhundzada has instructed the relevant ministry to implement punishments according to Hanafi jurisprudence.
