Afghanistan crisis: Taliban order university women to wear niqab • FRANCE 24 English

#Women will be allowed to attend #university as long as classes are segregated by sex or at least divided by a curtain, the #Taliban's education authority said in a lengthy document issued on Sunday. But female students must also wear an abaya (robe) and #niqab (face-veil), as opposed to the even more conservative burqa mandatory under the previous Taliban regime. 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen