Afghan Women Denounce Taliban Beauty Salon Ban
- By Omid Marzban,
- RFE/RL's Radio Azadi and
- Ray Furlong
Afghan women who work in beauty salons in Kabul gathered on July 12 to protest a Taliban decree that would shut down their businesses by July 25. In interviews with RFE/RL, women said the closures would leave their families with no means of subsistence. Taliban officials say such services are forbidden under Shari'a law.