According to 1TVNewsAF in Afghanistan, on May 6, the supreme leader of Afghanistan, the leader of the Taliban, ordered women in the country to wear burqa covering their whole body in public, which is one of the harshest controls on women's lives since the Taliban came to power.
Screenshot of the Afghan 1TVNewsAF Twitter report, which describes the requirements and punishment methods imposed on women in the decree.
The order requires women to wear a cloth card, and if they violate the rules once, they will be punished, twice they will be summoned, three times they will be imprisoned for three days, and if they violate the rules four times, they will be taken to court.
The decree was issued by Hybatura Akhonzada, who said that "[women] should wear a buka from head to toe, which is a respect for tradition." "The decree states that under the provisions of the Islamic Shariah, women of appropriate age must cover their faces and keep their eyes exposed to avoid being provoked when meeting non-adult men. The decree also requires that women who do not have important jobs outside the home are best staying at home.
Decree on restrictions on women issued by the supreme leader of the Taliban. Pictured from Afghan media outlet TOLOnews
It is understood that during the Taliban's first regime from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban government imposed similar restrictions on women.