For four days, there were no religious police in the mall.

Doctors also report that because the religious police often stop cars, women delay seeking care until they are very sick.

But later he was beaten by the religious police, who accused him of not praying enough.

One night the religious police paid him a visit.

They live in fear that the religious police may learn of their illegal romance.

Buying groceries could bring a beating from the religious police.

The books were hunted down and destroyed or hidden away by the religious police.

The population here has less to fear from the notorious religious police, so someone can give a pretty lively party.

When people here rail against the Taliban, they most often mean the bullying religious police.

Women who go out alone risk beatings by the religious police.