Afghan Taliban Order Women TV Anchors To Cover Their Faces

Daily Mail: Female TV presenters and reporters in Afghanistan forced to cover their faces on air after new Taliban order

* Female news presenters in Afghanistan are being made to cover their face on TV

* It comes after an order from the Taliban's Ministry of Vice and Virtue last week

* Women who resisted the rule were threatened with being sacked from their job

* It's the latest in a series of restrictions put on women in the central Asian country

Female TV presenters in Afghanistan have appeared on air with their faces covered after the Taliban ordered them to do so or face punishment.

Some broadcasters had refused to follow the new rules when they came into force yesterday, but did so today under pressure from the country's government.

Women on TV in Afghanistan have presented programmes wearing hijabs, but a new edict ruling that all women must wear a face veil in public or risk punishment was extended to TV presenters from Saturday, meaning they now have to cover their mouths and nose as well.

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WNU Editor: I would not be surprised if they are removed completely from the air in the coming months (or sooner).

More News On The Afghan Taliban Ordering Women TV Anchors To Cover Their Faces

Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors -- AP

Taliban orders female Afghan TV presenters to cover their faces on air -- France 24

Taliban enforces order for Afghan women TV anchors to cover faces -- Al Qaeda

Taliban enforcing face-cover order for female TV anchors -- Politico

Taliban enforce face coverings for Afghanistan’s female news presenters -- The Guardian

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