They were also banned from leaving the house without urgency.
Radical Islamist Taliban movement announces to wear burqas in public places for all women in Afghanistan. The order was signed by Taliban leader Khaibatul Akhundzad, AFP reports. Women who are not too old or young should cover their faces, except for the eyes, in accordance with Sharia guidelines, in order to avoid provocations when meeting with mahram men, “AFP quoted the text of the order as saying.
The burqa is the uppermost women's clothing in Islam, which completely covers the body and face, and in the place of the eyes there is a thin mesh so that you can see.
have important matters outside the home.
Failure to comply with a woman's decision threatens her husband or father with imprisonment. The sanctions will also affect women civil servants, who may now lose their jobs due to non-compliance with the new rule.
Despite the lack of international recognition, Taliban delegations have already visited Russia, Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, China and Turkmenistan in attempts to Western countries refuse to recognize Taliban rule for fear they will repeat the atrocities they committed while in power in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001.
Earlier, the fact that the Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed another ban on women – you can not travel alone and be without a hijab. Afghanistan's new government continues its policy of curtailing women's rights.
