Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well – sometimes a medical mask, or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that exposes only the eyes. "The new ...

"The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because of the design and colour," said 23-year-old Tahmina Adel in the capital Kabul. With social media, "everybody follows the trends ...

"The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because of the design and colour," said 23-year-old Tahmina Adel in ...

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 ...

Tahmina Adel, 23, said in the capital Kabul: The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because of the design and colour. With social media, "everybody follows the trends", Adel added, who ...