Taliban chief orders girls to wear all-covering burqa in public: Decree

A girl sits with women sporting burqas exterior a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021. (File picture: Reuters)

Published: 07 Might ,2022: 11:58 AM GST Up to date: 07 Might ,2022: 12:53 PM GST

Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s ladies to wear the all-covering burqa in public - one of the harshest controls imposed on women’s lives for the reason that Taliban seized power.

“They should put on a chadori (head-to-toe burqa) as it's conventional and respectful,” mentioned a decree issued by Hibatullah Akhundzada that was released by Taliban authorities at a perform in Kabul.

“These women who aren't too previous or younger must cover their face, except the eyes, as per sharia directives, to be able to avoid provocation when meeting men who should not mahram (grownup shut male relatives),” the decree mentioned.

It added that if ladies had no vital work outside it was “better they keep at dwelling.”

During their first regime between 1996 and 2001, the Taliban imposed related restrictions on girls.