Taliban Order Afghan Women to Cover Faces Again
The Afghan Taliban government ordered women on Saturdays to cover their faces in public, return to the signature policy of the hardline government of the past and increased restrictions that caused anger at home and abroad. A decree from the group’s highest leader, Haabatullah Akhundzada, said that if a woman did not cover her face […]
Afghan women react to Taliban allowing girls back in school as fears persist for their safety
The announcement back to school has Afghan women afraid of doing so because strict restrictions are enforced by the Ministry of Taliban Higher Education. Such restrictions include separation of men and women. Women must wear Abaya and Niqab robes that cover most of the faces. Women also had to end their lessons five minutes earlier […]