KABUL: Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen has said that women would be expected to wear hijab but not burqa in Afghanistan.
In an interview with Sky News, Shaheen said that hijab is for the security of women.
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen says women will be expected to wear the hijab but not the burka in Afghanistan, adding: "That is for their security."https://t.co/Bb4o4gFI3G pic.twitter.com/kDo5QGy7zL
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He said that the reports of forced marriages of younger girls with Mujahideen is propaganda.
In addition, Sohail Shaheen has also denied reports of Mujahideen forcibly marrying underage girls.
