Afghan women wearing burkas walk past a clothing store in Herat, Afghanistan. File photoKABUL, January 16 Women took to the streets of the Afghan capital of Kabul to protest against the requirement to wear the hijab, one of the protesters told RIA Novosti.According to a source, women took to the streets in protest against requirements of the Ministry of Conscription, Orientation, Good Command and Reprehensible Prohibition, according to which women must wear headscarves and hijabs. .It is noted that tear gas was used against the protesters.
In Kabul, women held a rally against the ban imposed by the TalibanIn early August, the Taliban stepped up their offensive against the Afghan government forces , August 15 entered Kabul and the next day they announced that the war was over. The last two weeks of August, from the Kabul airport, which was under the protection of the US military, there was a mass evacuation of Western citizens and Afghans who collaborated with them. On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending nearly 20 years of US military presence in Afghanistan. In early September, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced, which was headed by Mohammad Hassan Akhund, who served as head of the Foreign Ministry during the first rule of the Taliban* and has been under UN sanctions since 2001.* The movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities.
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