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The burqa does not liberate, and the state does not own women
The state has become the guardian of every Afghan woman’s body, and it is an abusive guardian.
21 August 2026
The state has become the guardian of every Afghan woman’s body, and it is an abusive guardian.
This is added regulation aimed not at suspicious travellers but at the entire travelling public.
From progress to paranoia: The new frontier of state intrusiveness.