Article 5YZMB Taliban order all Afghan women to cover their faces in public

Taliban order all Afghan women to cover their faces in public

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Emma Graham-Harrison
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Decree forces male relatives to police law by making them liable to fines or prison for breaches

The Taliban have ordered all women to cover their faces in public in Afghanistan, the latest sweeping restriction by a government that has taken away women's right to travel long distances alone, work outside healthcare or education, and receive a secondary education.

In a cruel twist, the decree makes women's relatives and employers the enforcers. If their faces are seen in public, their male guardian" will be fined, then jailed. If the woman who goes out uncovered, or her relative work for the government, they must be fired.

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