New Taliban decree: women on Afghan TV must cover their faces (video)

STORY: Now the presenters on Afghan television also have to cover their faces. This is the latest instruction from the ruling radical Islamic Taliban. Until now, women were still allowed to show their face in front of the camera. But the Taliban have now asked broadcasters in the country to change that. A Taliban spokesman said on Thursday. At the beginning of May, the authorities ordered women to cover their faces in public. The country is thus returning to the policies of the former Taliban rule. The latest instruction applies from Saturday 21 May. According to the Taliban Ministry of Morals and Virtue, the presenters could also wear medical face masks like those used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Afghan women wear a headscarf for religious reasons. During the last Taliban rule from 1996 to 2001, it was a legal requirement for women to wear a burqa.