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Arooza was angry and scared, keeping her eyes open on patrols for the Taliban as she and a friend went shopping in Kabul’s Macroyan neighborhood on Sunday. The math teacher feared her large shawl, wrapped tightly around her head, and light gray coat would not meet the latest decree from the country’s religiously-run Taliban government. After all, there was more to show than his eyes. His face was visible. Aruja, who asked to be identified by just one name to avoid attracting attention, was not wearing all the burqas preferred by the Taliban, which on Saturday issued a new dress code for women who appear in public. Did. The AP report said only one woman’s eyes should be visible.
Leader Hibaitullah Akhunzada’s decree was a major blow to the rights of women in Afghanistan, which had been living with relative freedom for two decades before the Taliban took over last August. Analysts say that the Akhunzada have adopted the traditions of tribal villages, where girls often marry at a young age and rarely leave their homes, and are said to have a religious demand. The Taliban is divided between pragmatists and hardliners, but so far, both sides have avoided open confrontation. Some of the more pragmatic leaders are looking for cool workarounds that will soften the harsh rules. Since March, there has been a growing chorus among even the most powerful leaders of the Taliban, silently ignoring other repressive orders, to return older girls to school.
On Sunday in Kabul, women wore traditional Orthodox Muslim dress. Most wore a traditional hijab, which consisted of a headscarf and long robe or coat, but some covered their faces, as directed by the Taliban leader the day before. Burqa-wearers, a head-to-toe cloth that covered the face and hid the eyes behind a net, were in the minority. Several women stopped talking, all challenging the latest order. Parveen said, ‘We don’t want to be in jail. “It’s not about the hijab, it’s about the Taliban who want all women to disappear,” said Shabana, who wore shiny gold bangles under her flowing black coat, her hair tied with a black head scarf. were hiding behind. “It’s about the Taliban who want to make us invisible.”
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