But her daughter, in her 20s, prefers the abaya. "Young people wear the abaya because it is more comfortable," Khaliq said.

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

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

Women attending private universities in Afghanistan must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be segregated by sex - or at least ...

The burqa has long roots in Afghanistan. It was strictly enforced during the first Taliban government rule of Afghanistan, when women were lashed for failing to wear one in public. But the abaya and ...

"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 ...

"Young people wear the abaya because it is more comfortable," Khaliq said. Afghan women buy burqas at a shop in Mazar-i-Sharif. When the Taliban recaptured Kabul in 2021, they had promised to be ...