The decree is an escalation in restrictions on women and girls and which include the closure of high schools for girls
The all-encompassing blue burka which was obligatory during the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule is preferred, the group said. File Picture: REUTERS/MOHAMMAD ISMAIL
“We call on the world to co-operate with the Islamic Emirate and people of Afghanistan ... Don’t bother us. Don’t bring more pressure, because history is witness, Afghans won’t be affected by pressure,” Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, the minister for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice, told a news conference.
The UN mission to Afghanistan said in a statement on Saturday that it would immediately seek meetings with the Taliban over the issue, adding it would consult with others in the international community on the implications of the ruling.
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