Afghan Men March Through Kabul Streets Wearing Burqas To Campaign For Women's Rights

The hardline Taliban forced women to wear burkas in public during their rule in the 1990s and concern is growing in Afghanistan and among its allies that gains for women made since the 2001 US-led ousting of the Taliban are at risk.

The men marched under a gloomy sky, with the bright blue burqas falling over their heads down to muddy sneakers and boots.

According to ABC News :

"One of the best ways to understand how women feel is to walk around and wear a burka."

The burka covers the entire body, with a mesh fabric window to see through.

Though a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women, it remains common in many parts of Afghanistan.

The march by about 20 men drew a mixed reaction.

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