Sportswear brand Hummel has released a new Afghanistan kit, with a women’s design that comes with near head-to-toe covering.
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That includes the hijab, a veil that covers the head and chest and is widely associated with the Muslim faith’s article that a woman be covered in the presence of adult males outside their family.
From CNN.com:Revealed to the public on International Women’s Day, the new red kit includes an integrated base layer which allows women to be covered from head to toe when they take to the pitch.
Meet Khalida Popal, former captain of the Afghanistan women’s team: https://t.co/QHyExT0cii pic.twitter.com/47AsDf1BOb
— hummel International (@hummel1923) March 8, 2016
hummel and the Afghan Football Federation present a new national team shirt: https://t.co/dtIBvdAT5j pic.twitter.com/iImyqJdn3m
— hummel International (@hummel1923) March 8, 2016
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