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The Taliban have cited the failure of women to observe the proper way to wear the hijab as a reason for barring them from most public spaces.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Women lose value if men can see their uncovered faces in public, a spokesman for a key ministry of Afghanistan’s Taliban government said Thursday, adding that religious scholars in the country agree that a woman must keep her face covered when outside the home.
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The Taliban cited women's failure to properly wear the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, as a reason for barring them from most public spaces.
Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public