The Taliban have ordered Afghan women to wear full face masks in public

At a ceremony in Kabul, the top leader of the Taliban and Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akundzada, ordered women to cover their bodies and faces completely in public, saying the burqa was a full blue veil at eye level. The best option for this.

Women should wear A Chhatri [autre nom de la burqa]Because it is traditional and respectableRefers to this order.

Women, who are neither too young nor too old, should cover their face, except their eyes, in order to avoid any provocation when meeting an order, as recommended by Sharia. They are not a close member of the family, he adds.

If they have no reason to go out, that is They are good to be at home.

The order also lists the punishments that will be exposed by family heads who are not compelled to wear the full veil. The first two offenses are punishable by a fine with simple warning. On the third day, they will be imprisoned for three days, and on the fourth, they will be brought to court.

Also, a civil servant who does not wear a full veil will be fired immediately.

Islam never recommended ChhatriAnonymous women’s rights activist in Afghanistan responded to AFP.

The Taliban, instead of being progressive, are moving backwards. How they behave in their first diet is the same as they were 20 years agoShe added.

Actions condemned in the West

Canada has condemned these new restrictions. Deep concern over the increasing restrictions imposed on Afghan women by the Taliban. The progress made over the past decade on human rights for women and girls in Afghanistan must be preservedThe Foreign Ministry added on Twitter.

” The rights of women and girls in Afghanistan must be upheld and we will continue to judge the Taliban not by their words but by their actions. ⁇

The United States has said Afghanistan is deeply concerned about the undermining of the rights of women and girls and the progress made in this area over the past 20 years.According to a State Department spokesman.

The United Nations has also condemned the decision. She It is against many guarantees regarding the protection of human rights for all Afghans Reports from the Taliban to the international community in recent years underscore the value of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Afghanistan.

Regression

From Return to power of the Taliban in August 2021The Ministry of Virtue Promotion and Prevention of Abuse has issued several recommendations on how women should dress, but this is the first government to be issued nationally.

The Taliban have so far demanded Women will at least wear a hijab, a scarf that covers the head, but the face will be exposed. However, between 1996 and 2001 when they first came to power they strongly recommended wearing the burqa they were forced to wear.

Under their first rule, they stripped women of all their rights, in accordance with the strictest interpretation of Sharia and Islamic law.

Agents of the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Mating whipped any woman caught not wearing a burqa.

Broken promises

After 20 years of occupation by the United States and its allies who ousted them in 2001, and after they returned to power, the Taliban promised to be more flexible this time around.

They soon broke their promises.

Afghan women are now largely excluded from government jobs Prohibition to go abroad Or long distances within the country without being accompanied by a male family member.

In March, the Taliban closed high schools and colleges for girls just hours after a long reopening. This unpredictable Vault face is not fair except to say that the education of women should be conducted in accordance with Sharia. Insulted the international community.

The Taliban have also imposed separate segregation of men and women in Kabul’s public parks.

The order, issued on Saturday, further complicates the Taliban’s search for international recognition, which is directly linked to the international community’s respect for women’s rights.

” This is an unexpected setback that will not help the Taliban gain international recognition. Such moves will further intensify the opposition to them. ⁇

Over the past two decades, Afghan women have gained new freedoms, returning to school or applying for jobs in all fields, even if the country is socially conservative.

After the Taliban came back to power, women first tried to assert their rights by protesting in Kabul and other major cities.

However, there are these Severely suppressed the movement, Arresting several activists and detaining some, sometimes for several weeks.

The burqa is a traditional Afghan dress widely worn in the most remote and conservative parts of the country. Even before the Taliban returned to power, most Afghan women were veiled.