In parts of Afghanistan, a custom known as "bacha posh" allows parents to dress their daughters as boys to give them temporary access to education or work. Hukmina decided to keep wearing men's ...

Kabul has seen few fashion shows over the past years, mostly catering to international audiences. Haqiqi's show was the first all-Afghan enterprise: Afghan models showing Afghan traditional ...

KABUL, Afghanistan – Amid tight security, over two dozen young models, including six women, strutted down the catwalk in the garden of a private Kabul villa, proudly displaying the traditional ...

The male models showed off Afghan variants of the shalwar kameez, the men's long shirt and pants also known as perahan tunban, with turban, pakul or karakul hats.