We will not adopt oppressive dress: ‘modern’ Afghans fly in face of Taliban
Burkas may be selling like hot cakes in the country right now, but many women are determined to reject them
16 August 2021 - 19:34
As the Taliban entered the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, university lecturers gathered their female students for some final goodbyes. Telling the shocked young women “we may not meet again”, the lecturers, with everyone else, were evacuated and the universities, schools, offices and shops were shuttered. ..
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