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Browse the NewsHour's coverage of Asia . The U.S. State Dept. Wali told the Associated Press the new law would also require Hindu and Sikh women to veil themselves in public as Muslim women do. The policy, which was based on a fatwa, or religious decree from Islamic leaders, still needs the approval of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar before it becomes law. Many in the international community, including the United States, balked at the move, which some see as reminiscent of the Nazi-era repression of Jews in Europe.