#Afghanistanculture: Women pose in traditional attire to protest Taliban's burqa order

The #AfghanistanCulture campaign started by a handful of Afghan women has now garnered over hundreds of tweets by women residing in Afghanistan and abroad.

Scores of Afghan women have started an online campaign by posting photographs of themselves in traditional Afghan attire to protest against the Taliban burqa diktat. This is Afghan culture. I am wearing a traditional Afghan dress. #AfghanistanCulture pic.twitter.com/DrRzgyXPvm Afghan women have started online campaign to protest Taliban's dress code. They post their photos with their traditional clothes and use #DoNotTouchMyClothes , #AfghanistanCulture and #AfghanWomen tags. pic.twitter.com/75EY5EYOMK I wear my traditional Afghan dress proudly.It's colourful and beautiful.Not at all like the images you saw circulating yesterday.Thank you @RoxanaBahar1 who's encouraging us #AfghanWomen to share the beauty of #AfghanistanCulture. pic.twitter.com/OAyNhku78l Afghan women, cultural campaign, traditional dress.#AfghanistanCulture pic.twitter.com/Qey9mdzVDT The #AfghanistanCulture campaign started by a handful of Afghan women has now garnered over hundreds of tweets by women residing in Afghanistan and abroad. The women are posting photos of themselves dressed in traditional Afghan clothing in a mark of protest against the burqa that covers the entire face and body of women.