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

A girl sits with girls carrying burqas outdoors a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan October 5, 2021. (File photograph: Reuters)

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

Afghanistan’s supreme chief and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s ladies to put on the all-covering burqa in public - one of many harshest controls imposed on women’s lives since the Taliban seized power.

“They need to wear a chadori (head-to-toe burqa) as it is traditional and respectful,” mentioned a decree issued by Hibatullah Akhundzada that was launched by Taliban authorities at a perform in Kabul.

“Those women who usually are not too outdated or young should cover their face, except the eyes, as per sharia directives, with the intention to keep away from provocation when meeting men who are usually not mahram (adult close male relations),” the decree stated.

It added that if girls had no vital work exterior it was “higher they stay at home.”

Throughout their first regime between 1996 and 2001, the Taliban imposed related restrictions on women.