Girls are not allowed to attend secondary schools, and women are often not allowed to work: the Taliban are depriving women of basic rights. A dress code is now being reinstated.
The militant Islamist Taliban, who rule in Afghanistan, have made it compulsory for women to wear a full-body veil in public.
The chadori – a head-to-toe burqa – is the best form of Islamic veiling, according to an order issued by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice on Saturday. With the exception of young girls and the elderly, women must cover their faces to avoid “provocation” when meeting strangers.
The blue full veil with a grid in front of the field of vision, which is common in Afghanistan, was already mandatory for women under the Taliban rule until the invasion of western troops in 2001. When the Taliban took power again last summer, a Taliban spokesman asked whether women in Afghanistan would be expected to wear a burka in the future, but said no.
No freedom of travel for women
In February, the Taliban had already ordered women government employees to wear a hijab. In Afghanistan, most women usually wear a headscarf as a hijab. Elderly women or women in rural areas also wear a burqa when leaving the house.
Since returning to power, the Taliban have imposed ever stricter regulations on public life. Women should not travel more than 45 miles (about 72 kilometers) without a male companion. Girls are not allowed to attend secondary schools, and in many cases women cannot go back to their jobs. During the first Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, women and girls were almost completely excluded from education and work outside the home. Western countries make recognition of the Taliban government dependent, among other things, on progress in women’s rights.
Source: Stern
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