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

A woman sits with ladies carrying burqas exterior a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)

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

Afghanistan’s supreme chief and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the nation’s girls to put on the all-covering burqa in public - one of many harshest controls imposed on women’s lives for the reason that Taliban seized power.

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

“Those women who are not too previous or young should cowl their face, except the eyes, as per sharia directives, in an effort to avoid provocation when meeting males who are not mahram (grownup close male relatives),” the decree mentioned.

It added that if girls had no necessary work exterior it was “higher they keep at house.”

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