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AFGHANISTAN - GOVERNMENT TO WOMEN TV
HOSTS: HEADSCARVES & LESS MAKE-UP
Bahar Jooya prepared herself for a live program at a private TV studio in Heart. Reuters Photo
February
15, 2012 - The Afghanistan government is asking female television presenters to
start wearing headscarves and avoid heavy makeup.
The Information and Culture Ministry made the request in a letter
distributed to the media.
The request comes as Afghan and
Human rights activists have expressed concerns about the protection of women as
international forces begin withdrawing from the country.
Afghan media has enjoyed considerable freedom since the fall of the Taliban in
2001, with dozens of television stations opening over the decade.
Under Taliban rule in the 1990s, women in
Some information for
this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.