The garment feels “like a prison,” the men said. “I’m used to it,” a 60-year-old woman countered. “I’ve been wearing this for 35 years.”
About 20 Afghan men put on burqas — the head-to-toe covering the Taliban demanded women don — to show solidarity for Afghan women's rights.
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Reuters reported that the men were part of a group called Afghan Peace Volunteers and wanted to bring International Women's Day, coming up on Mar. 8, "to the streets. "
Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
"Our authorities will be celebrating International Women's Day in big hotels," an activist called Basir, 29, said.
Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
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