Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:20:54 +0500 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:20:54 +0500 60 Taliban supreme leader orders women to wear all-covering burqa in public https://english.aaj.tv/news/30285642/taliban-supreme-leader-orders-women-to-wear-all-covering-burqa-in-public <p><strong>KABUL. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s women to wear the all-covering burqa in public – one of the harshest controls imposed on women’s lives since the group seized power.</strong></p> <p>“They should wear a chadori (head-to-toe burqa) as it is traditional and respectful,” said a decree issued by Hibatullah Akhundzada that was released by Taliban authorities at a function in Kabul.</p> KABUL. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s women to wear the all-covering burqa in public – one of the harshest controls imposed on women’s lives since the group seized power.

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

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/30285642 Sat, 07 May 2022 13:36:53 +0500 none@none.com (AFP) Taliban authorities released the decree at a function in Kabul. AFP/File