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No smoking, no shaving': Taliban restore old rules in newly seized Afghan territory
Dawn.com ^ | 14 Jul, 2021 | AFP

Posted on 08/20/2021 12:30:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin

They say they'll protect human rights but according to “Islamic values” that are interpreted differently across the Muslim world.

Days after the Taliban captured a remote district in Afghanistan's north, they issued their first orders in the form of a letter to the local imam.

“It said women can't go to the bazaar without a male companion, and men should not shave their beards,” said Sefatullah, 25, a resident of Kalafgan district.

The insurgents also banned smoking, he added, and warned that anybody violating the rules “will be seriously dealt with”.

In some areas, they are again introducing the harsh interpretation of Islamic rule that earned them notoriety until being overthrown by the US-led invasion that followed the September 11 attacks.

Women were ordered to stay indoors unless accompanied by a male relative, girls were banned from school, and those found guilty of crimes such as adultery were stoned to death.

Men had relatively more freedom but were ordered not to shave, would be beaten if they didn't attend prayers, and were told to only wear traditional clothing.

A statement purporting to come from the Taliban, circulated on social media this week, ordered villagers to marry off their daughters and widows to the movement's foot soldiers.

“All imams and mullahs in captured areas should provide the Taliban with a list of girls above 15 and widows under 45 to be married to Taliban fighters,” said the letter, issued in the name of the Taliban's cultural commission.

Keen to project a softer image this time around, they have denied issuing any such statement and dismissed it as propaganda.

(Excerpt) Read more at dawn.com ...


TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; shaving; smoking; taliban
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1 posted on 08/20/2021 12:30:20 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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This is going to totally suck for the kids that have no clue about Taliban Tyranny.


2 posted on 08/20/2021 12:31:52 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: BenLurkin

No smoking?

That is shocking. Seems like most muslim cultures have big smokers


3 posted on 08/20/2021 12:32:41 PM PDT by RummyChick (Bagram was the most logical exit point. Stand up and justify your decision (hat tip Larrytown))
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"no shaving"

Maybe Commie Harris can send her daughter there.


4 posted on 08/20/2021 12:32:51 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: BenLurkin

...and apparently no bathing.


5 posted on 08/20/2021 12:33:50 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: fruser1

She looks like a smoker - of pot


6 posted on 08/20/2021 12:34:34 PM PDT by Pollard
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To: fruser1

Stepdaughter, right? Emhoff’s spawn?


7 posted on 08/20/2021 12:34:34 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: BenLurkin

Joe Biden has a message for all the Male Americans trapped behind enemy lines: “Stop shaving, and good luck”


8 posted on 08/20/2021 12:34:43 PM PDT by realcleanguy (quickly things are falling apart, now that the )
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“All imams and mullahs in captured areas should provide the Taliban with a list of girls above 15 and widows under 45 to be married to Taliban fighters,”

What if the Taliban fighter is homo... uh..nevermind.

9 posted on 08/20/2021 12:35:42 PM PDT by red-dawg (The difference between protests and insurrections is who’s in charge.)
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To: BenLurkin

Of course the Americans who got to stay behind will be treated with kindness and dignity. They will be allowed to have hot dogs and a McDonald’s will be opened right next to their luxury apartments. (Which are right next to the new Church complex being built). TV will be piped in to them, with the latest reruns of Big Bang Theory and Ellen DeGeneres. And it’s all thanks to your wonderful president, joseph robesbinette biden! All bow down now.


10 posted on 08/20/2021 12:36:25 PM PDT by I want the USA back (We have more to fear from our government than from the bug that the chicoms made for us. )
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11 posted on 08/20/2021 12:37:11 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: RummyChick

I was ready to join the Taliban until I heard no smoking.


12 posted on 08/20/2021 12:37:50 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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...and a goat in every driveway.


13 posted on 08/20/2021 12:39:56 PM PDT by Leep (Save America. Lock down Joe Biden!)
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To: nascarnation
"Emhoff’s spawn"

Yes.

14 posted on 08/20/2021 12:40:07 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: BenLurkin

Ahhh, the good ‘ol days.


15 posted on 08/20/2021 12:40:32 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: BenLurkin

Just like the libtard mask nazis.


16 posted on 08/20/2021 12:44:26 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say )
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To: red-dawg

The mantra I heard from a number of Afghan men during almost three years in that shithole was, “Men are for fun, women are for having babies.” It was always said with laughter but I sensed it was true to those troglodytes. Given opportunity, these guys will plug anything that moves - women will not give it up there, except (if you’re very, very lucky) their anuses before being married.


17 posted on 08/20/2021 12:48:59 PM PDT by Rocco DiPippo (I)
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To: BenLurkin

those mobile health units need to implant IUD’s in those women. Or Norplant in their arms.


18 posted on 08/20/2021 12:54:52 PM PDT by ronniesgal (so I wonder what his FR handle is???? )
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To: Gene Eric

Yep. The past 20 years, a whole generation has grown up there without the Taliban in control. Now that generation’s whole world is crumbling down within a few days.


19 posted on 08/20/2021 12:55:21 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: BenLurkin

Even the women can’t shave? That’s awful.


20 posted on 08/20/2021 12:55:57 PM PDT by enumerated
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