burkas

[Charles Jannuzi]

>Chris is talking about the Northern >Alliance, not the Taliban.  It was the
>Taliban who required women to wear >Burkas, not the NA.  Duh!

I lost the thread, but this is a very specific point. The burka has been
around a lot longer than the Taliban, and there are cultures which the NA
draws on that also require it (fundamentalist shia I believe). Just because
some women in Kabul can now unveil doesn't mean that many where the custom
is long-standing would dare to.

Charles Jannuzi