The Taliban orders women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public
The decree, which calls for women in Afghanistan to show only their eyes and recommends they wear the burqa, evoked similar restrictions during the Taliban's previous rule.
Updated May 7, 2022 at 3:43 PM ET
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Taliban officials announced that women and girls would be expected to stay home, and if they were to venture out, to cover in all-encompassing loose clothing that only reveals their eyes – preferably, a burka.
The restrictions on women's movement and dress are the harshest that the Taliban have announced since they came
