Female TV presenters defy Taliban order to cover faces on air

By Agence France-Presse

May 22, 2022 12:10 am

KABUL: Female presenters on Afghanistan's leading television channels went on air on Saturday without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam.

Since surging back to power last August, the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on civil society, many focused on reining in the rights of women and girls.

This May 19, 2022 photo shows fully covered female beggars waiting to receive alms in front of a bakery in the Afghan province of Parwan, north of Kabul. AP PHOTO

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