In a continuation of its repressive policies, the most recent decree from the Taliban government has now ordered Afghan women to restrict their movements and cover their faces in public. “The best and the foremost form of hijab is for women to not leave their houses without a valid reason,” the decree explicitly stated. The other two forms of hijab recommended in the decree are chadari, the blue colour head and body covering also often called a burqa, and the black colour long dress, commonly referred to as the hijab in Afghanistan. The decree comes as part of a series of restrictions imposed …