A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden

    • utopianfiat@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      It’s not accurate to conflate the Mujahideen and the Taliban. In fact, the Taliban is in open conflict with a lot of former Mujahideen.

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      The Taliban predates US government intervention. Kindly STFU.

      The Taliban came to power after the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, you dollard!