Taliban order Afghan women to cover fully in public

By Agence France-Presse

May 08, 2022 12:02 am

KABUL: The Taliban has imposed one of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since seizing power by ordering them to cover themselves fully in public, ideally with the traditional burqa.

The militants took back control of the country last August, promising a softer rule than their last stint in power between 1996 and 2001, which was dominated by human rights abuses.

This April 27, 2022 file photo shows a burqa-clad woman receiving food donated through the Afterlife foundation during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Kandahar, Afghanistan. AFP PHOTO

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