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Taliban enforces face-covering law for Afghan women

The Taliban has issued a decree requiring all women in Afghanistan to cover their faces in public, with penalties for male relatives if they fail to comply.

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CrimeTaliban enforces face-covering law for Afghan women

The Taliban has issued a decree requiring all women in Afghanistan to cover their faces in public, with penalties for male relatives if they fail to comply.

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