Afghan Taliban Orders Women To Wear The Burqa In Public

 

The Guardian: Taliban order all Afghan women to cover their faces in public  

Decree forces male relatives to police law by making them liable to fines or prison for breaches 

The Taliban have ordered all women to cover their faces in public in Afghanistan, the latest sweeping restriction by a government that has taken away women’s right to travel long distances alone, work outside healthcare or education, and receive a secondary education.

In a cruel twist, the decree makes women’s relatives and employers the enforcers. If their faces are seen in public, their male “guardian” will be fined, then jailed. If the woman who goes out uncovered or her relative work for the government, they must be fired.  

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