The Taliban gave a huge statement on Tuesday since coming to power that they would not make the full burqa obligatory for women.
Previously under the Taliban governance, it was compulsory for all the females in Afghanistan to wear Burqa for travelling outside their residence.
Under their governance in 1996-2001, girls’ schools were sealed, women were banned from roaming and working, and women were enforced to wear an all-covering burqa in public areas.
“The burqa is not the only hijab (headscarf) that (can) be observed, there are different types of hijab not limited to the burqa,” Suhail Shaheen, spokesman for the group’s political office in Doha, told Britain’s Private News channel.