Why do Afghan women wear headscarves? Wear pants?

That kind of clothes is called "burka"

It is the remnants of the Taliban that Afghan women have wrapped themselves up. But in fact, this is related to the complex traditional cultural background of Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, especially in rural areas, most women claim to wear "burqa" voluntarily, at least in front of their husbands, and even wearing "burqa" has become a local fashion trend. In Kabul, some women decorate the cloth card to make it look more beautiful.

However, Afghan women with a little education will show their aversion to burka. And those uneducated women will also object when asked about the "Buka" that men can't hear.

Recently, a foreign journalist interviewed three women in the northern countryside controlled by the Northern Alliance. Although three women agreed to be interviewed, they insisted that it should be done through a female translator. During the interview, a man accidentally entered the room. They immediately covered their faces with a veil and turned to face the wall until the man left.

If you are in the street, people will never think that these women who usually seem silent and never show their faces will look so lively and have so much to say once they get out of men's audio-visual range. Especially when they took off the "burka", the clothes exposed were so bright. All three said that they didn't want to wear a "burqa" or even a headscarf. But they are worried that they will be violated.