Another option is to wear western pants and longer jacket. I've seen western women have extremely stylish pant suits made for them out of the Afghan men's clothing material. The suit material for men is of good quality, but requires effort to either get the fabric samples or go to the fabric bazaars yourself to choose. Natural materials are cooler for the summer but not available here. Afghan women seem to favor polyester, nylon, and other materials that wear well and long in this harsh setting.
One basic outfit you can bring from home is a blue jean outfit - long blue jean coat dress to wear over nice blue jeans. Afghan women in the big cities are often seen wearing long skirts with pants underneath and a tailored jacket. The general rule of thumb for Afghanistan clothing for women: If you are married, you should dress extra modestly.
It is the young, unmarried women who are wearing shirts which barely cover their backside. It is better, as a foreign woman in the present political environment to be more modest in your choice of clothing.
We are seeing younger, unmarried woman in shorter shirts, but still long sleeve. I also encourage expat women to not be in the front of leading Afghan clothing fashion change - just be more conservative if you are a married woman, even if your husband is not here.
If you are not considered modest, your husband will not be respected. Afghan men will probably assume you do not love and respect your husband if your clothing in Afghanistan is considered immodest by Afghan standards.
The main exception possibly to this rule is if you are working entirely in an expatriate environment, like an Embassy. I was a teenager in this pic. We will not let our culture to be appropriated by those who want to erase us. The Taliban takeover of power is an attack on our national identity. I felt that it was vital to use the power of images to try and overshadow that incorrect image with something that represents the real Afghanistan.
Over the past four decades, a lot of educated people have been leaving Afghanistan and so all of us who are outside the country have to take on the responsibility to inform, educate and combat misinformation about what Afghan culture is. Every ethnic group and region in Afghanistan has its own traditional clothes.
Despite this diversity, they all share a common theme: lots of colour. We spoke to Homira Rezai, an activist for members of the long-persecuted Hazara minority. Rezai fled Afghanistan with her family when she was 13 years old and is now based in London. Afghanistan is a very diverse country with more than 14 ethnic groups. We all have our own unique clothes and traditional outfits, and none of them are what the Taliban want women to wear. This is hazaragi traditional clothes. It has been passed through generations.
The colourful Hazaragi dresses are from my culture! We shall never let them colonise our culture and identity again. A Hazara girl in Daikundi province of Afghanistan dressed in local traditional embroidered clothing and jewelry. Photographer: Najib Mosafir.
Via FarkhondaAkbar. There was also no dress code that forced women to cover themselves. But women are now confronted with a new, harsher reality. Photos widely shared by Afghans on social media showed men and women at Ibn Sina University, a private institution in Kabul, separated in classes by a curtain. Many of the women pictured wore black robes and hijabs, although their faces were visible -- an apparent violation of the new dress code. According to the decree issued by the Taliban, women should wear an abaya, the figure-shrouding outer garment, and niqab, a cloth that covers the face except for the eyes.
Maryam, a woman from the southeastern city of Khost, told Radio Azadi that many women were ready to wear a hijab, which covers the head. If it is not possible to employ female teachers, then institutions "should try to hire elderly men teachers who have a record of good behavior. While women must study separately, they are also required to finish their classes five minutes earlier than men to stop them from meeting outside.
The documents also stipulates that women must remain in waiting rooms until their male classmates have left the building. Alternatively, you can wear a maxi dress. Not permanently, of course. Sadly, this applies to many married couples too. If there are guests coming over to a home, women and men never sit together, unless the visitor is closely related to the family.
There are usually two rooms — one for women and another for men — at these events. Afghans are very positive about foreigners. If you have any dirty clothes or shoes, someone will clean them for you.
Your every wish within reason of local culture and customs, of course will be attended to straight away. The best is to wait first three days, as they are seen as a time for guests to receive proper rest.
After this period, you can try to roll up your sleeves and get to work, either for yourself, or to help around the house. Foreigners are always a source of interest, and even if you stay at home, expect many guests to visit your hosts just to meet you.
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