'It's not Islamic!' This female Afghan journalist savaged the Taliban after the group announced women must wear full-face veils. SangitaMyska
A female Afghan journalist has hit out at the Taliban, after the hardline group announced a new law forcing women to wear the full-face veil.
Appearing on LBC she said: "This new restriction, especially fines or punishment for the male guardian, is very worrying for me as an Afghan woman. "It gives women no rights basically. All Afghan women have been wearing the scarf, they follow the Islamic code. They had ruled much of the restive country until 2001, when western intervention removed the extremists following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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