A group of Afghan men marched through the capital Kabul in burqas to campaign for women's rights, Russia Today channel reported.
The men dressed head-to-toe in bright blue burqas, clothing that covers with female body and has mesh over the face.
The idea was to draw attention to women's rights by wearing the clothing that has, for many people, come to symbolise the suppression of women.
"Our authorities will be celebrating International Women's Day in big hotels, but we wanted to take it to the streets," activist Basir, 29, said.
The Taliban forced women to wear burqas in public during their rule in the 1990s, but it still remains common in many parts of Afghanistan.
Progress for women's rights has been made in recent years, but human rights organisations are worried that much of that is now being undone.