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Taliban forces women to fully cover bodies
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Dozens of Afghan women protested in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Tuesday against Taliban’s new order that forces women to fully cover their bodies and faces, ideally with the traditional burqa, when in public.
Taliban chief and Afghanistan’s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, issued a mandate on Saturday ordering women to cover up fully. Akhundzada also ordered women to stay at home if they don’t have any important matters outside.
Any female government employee who does not follow the new dress code would be fired, while the male guardians would be suspended if their wives or daughters fail to comply.