Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering ... niqab veil that exposes only the eyes. "The new generation would never accept wearing a burqa, because ...

Many prefer a flowing abaya robe, worn with a hijab headscarf and often a face covering as well -- sometimes a medical mask, ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa ... often a face covering as well -- sometimes a medical mask, or a Saudi-style cloth niqab veil that ...