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Afghanistan's Taliban order women to cover up head to toe
Afghanistan's Taliban leadership has ordered all Afghan women to wear all-covering clothing in public. The decree Saturday evoked similar restrictions on women during the Taliban's previous hard-line rule between 1996 and 2001.
Taliban Orders Afghan Women To Cover Their Faces In Public
The Taliban government in Afghanistan on Saturday ordered that women must cover their faces in public, returning to the restrictive policy that ended more than two decades ago.Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada ruled that a woman who refuses to comply could lead to her father or closest male relative facing imprisonment or loss of a state job.“We call on the world to co-operate with the Islamic Emirate and people of Afghanistan … Don’t bother…
Taliban order women to cover up
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public -- a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the fears of rights activists and was seen as likely to further complicate Taliban dealings with the international community.
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