AFP, 30 April 2025
Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required by the Taleban regime to wear new uniforms. “Male students must wear a light blue shalwar kameez along with a cap up to the age of around 15, afterwards donning white and wearing a turban.” Teachers and school principals are “told to swap their suits and ties or casual clothes for shalwar kameez and a black turban. … But for some families, … paying the average 1,000 Afghanis ($14) per uniform is a burden in a country where 85 percent of the population lives on less than a dollar a day.”
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This article was last updated on 30 Apr 2025
