According to the British public broadcaster BBC on the 27th, Televan recently ordered barbers in the southern Afghan province of Helmand not to engage in such business practices, saying that shaving or shaving their beards is against Islamic law. The Taliban are threatening punishment if they break the ban.
In a notice posted at hairdressers in Helmand province, the Taliban warned that “no one has the right to complain about it”, saying that hairdressers and barbers must follow Sharia, an extreme Islamic law when it comes to haircuts and shaving.
A barber getting a haircut on the streets of Kabul [로이터=연합뉴스]Some barbers in the capital Kabul also said they had received similar orders.
“Taliban fighters keep coming and urging us to stop shaving,” said a barber in Kabul.
Another hairdresser who runs a large hair salon in Kabul also said he had recently received orders from a alleged government official to “stop following American styles” and not to shave.
The BBC pointed out that this behavior of the Taliban proves that the Taliban are returning to the strict rule of the past, contrary to the official position of claiming to be a ‘normal state’ after re-establishing power.
The Taliban also imposed a ban on bold hairstyles from 1996 to 2001, during the first period in power, while adhering to the policy that men should grow beards.
However, since then, clean shaving styles have become popular in Afghanistan, and many men have visited hair salons for fashionable hairstyles or shaving.
Barbers, who requested anonymity for personal safety, complain that the Taliban’s shaving ban has made it difficult for them to make a living.
One barber said, “We’ve been in this business for 15 years, but we’ve been doing this for 15 years,” said one barber. He said he couldn’t do it.
Another barber in Herat, western Afghanistan, said it had stopped shaving, although it had not received an order from the authorities.
“Customers don’t shave their beards, because they don’t want to be pointed out by Taliban gangs on the streets,” he said. “They want to blend in and look alike.”
He also lowered the rate for a haircut, but the business is not doing well, he added, adding that “no one cares about fashion or hairstyles anymore.”
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