Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Tired of burkas that cover the face, urban women under the Taliban's 'gender apartheid' have adopted the abaya robe favoured ...

"Young people wear the abaya because it is more comfortable," Khaliq said. 'Stifling' The burqa has long roots in Afghanistan. It was strictly enforced during the first Taliban government rule of ...

“Young people wear the abaya because it is more comfortable,” Khaliq said. The burqa has long roots in Afghanistan. It was strictly enforced during the first Taliban government rule of ...

"Young people wear the abaya because it is more comfortable," Khaliq said. The burqa has long roots in Afghanistan. It was strictly enforced during the first Taliban government rule of Afghanistan ...