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Tunics & turbans: Afghan students don Taliban-imposed uniforms

Since the school year started in March 2025, Afghan boys must wear new uniforms including turbans and long tunics in schools across Afghanistan.
The Taliban government ordered this dress code change to reflect its rule, aiming to strengthen discipline, mask social inequalities, and promote Islamic attire.
Although some students and teachers welcome the clothing as preserving Muslim identity, others find it costly and divisive, with about $14 per uniform burdening families living under one dollar a day.
Students without the uniform or cap are often denied classroom entry, and morality police frequently inspect schools to enforce these rules, while many schools remain dilapidated with scarce resources.
Since the Taliban regained control in 2021, the dress code has led to more uniformity on Afghanistan's streets. A school leader in Kabul, speaking anonymously, observed that this change has minimized visible differences between individuals.

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No turban, no class: Afghan boys face strict uniform rules

Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits reflecting Taliban rule. The Taliban government's education ministry cites strengthening discipline, masking social inequalities and promoting what the authorities see as true Islamic attire as reasons for the dress code change – a move that has sparked division. "Islam has preserved and…

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Le Figaro

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In Afghanistan, students and teachers forced to wear the Taliban habit

The Afghan Ministry of Education ended the uniform with a new measure signed by the supreme leader of the Taliban, Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada.

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Tunics & turbans: Afghan students don Taliban-imposed uniforms

Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits reflecting Taliban rule.

11 days ago·Chariton, United States

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Intellectual uniform beneath the physical uniform

Reza, a student at Sultan Ghiyasuddin Ghori School in Herat, takes his hat and turban out of his bag and puts them on his head to gain permission to enter the school. Without a uniform, he is not allowed to go to class. He says that on the way to school, when he wears a limp, people make fun of him; “I feel very humiliated. On the way, people make fun of me and my classmates and tell us, ‘Look at the chicks of the mullahs.’ Don’t let your limp f…

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Tunics & Turbans: Afghan Students Don Taliban-imposed Uniforms

Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, following an order to adopt outfits reflecting Taliban rule.

11 days ago·Australia

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