Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women. Since their return to power in ...

Instead, they are opting for the abaya robe. Taliban rules obligate women not to show their faces in public. Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face ... Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering ...