Afghanistan’s Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

[Valin]

AP

May 7 2022

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public — a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with an already distrustful international community.

The decree says that women should leave the home only when necessary, and that male relatives would face punishment — starting with a summons and escalating up to court hearings and jail time — for women’s dress code violations.

It was the latest in a series of repressive edicts issued by the Taliban leadership, not all of which have been implemented. Last month for example the Taliban forbade women to travel alone, but after a day of opposition, that has since been silently ignored.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said it was deeply concerned with what appeared to be a formal directive that would be implemented and enforced, adding that it would seek clarifications from the Taliban about the decision.

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Gosh, Never Saw This One Coming!

[Geee]

Exposed: The Taliban is jailing and tasering Afghan women - just for taking a taxi without a man or appearing in photos with male classmates

 

• Afghan women are being jailed by the Taliban for ‘immoral behaviour’ – including travelling in a taxi without a male relative 
• An undercover camera crew inside Herat’s central jail found all the women interviewed had been incarcerated for minor infringements 
• Maryam, an Afghan woman in Herat's jail said: 'If the government remains as it is there isn’t a single ray of light here, just darkness'
• Exposure – Afghanistan: No Country For Women, will be screened on ITV at 10.15pm tonight :snip: