Taliban Mandates Arabic Style Hijab in Daykundi Province

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan’s central Daykundi province have mandated that women and girls wear Arabic-style hijabs outside their homes, warning of punishment and detention for non-compliance.

Local sources told KabulNow that the Taliban’s Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Daykundi announced the new restriction through notices distributed in the provincial capital, Nili.