Taliban Enforcing Face-Cover Order for Female TV Anchors
TimeSep 09, 2022
Male TV Presenters Wear Masks in Protest of New Taliban Restrictions on Female Presenters
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The Facts
In a protest dubbed #FreeHerFace on social media, male TV presenters in Afghanistan are wearing face masks on air in a show of solidarity after the Taliban ordered that all women on news channels must cover their faces.
Afghanistan's Taliban government began enforcing the order on Sunday.
The Spin
Republican narrative
The current attacks on women's rights in Afghanistan are a direct result of the Biden administration's decision to withdraw from the country. His administration may pontificate about women's rights, but it has no way of enforcing them without troops on the ground.
Democratic narrative
While US involvement in Afghanistan saw significant gains for women's rights, the fact that Afghan security forces collapsed so quickly following its withdrawal indicates that the yields weren't sustainable without indefinite US presence, which itself wasn't sustainable or realistic.
