The Taliban's Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice announced that the ministry's ombudsman had arrested five people, including a woman, in Dand district of Kandahar province.

The ministry said on Thursday that the men had been arrested on charges of extramarital affairs and "promoting moral corruption".

The Taliban's Ministry of Virtue reported on Thursday, that the arrested individuals have been referred to judicial authorities after thorough investigation.

Earlier, on October 30, the ministry announced the arrest of seven people in Kabul on charges of "moral corruption”.

The Taliban's Law for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has given extensive powers to the group's Ministry of Virtue, whose officials also have the right to arrest individuals.