Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan
04 Jul 2023 11:15pm
Women walks past a beauty salon at the Shahr-e Naw area in Kabul on July 4, 2023. Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the vice ministry confirmed on July 4, the latest curb to further squeeze women out of public life. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
"The operation of women's beauty salons in Kabul and the country’s provinces will be prohibited within a certain period, issued licences and contracts are invalid," the ministry said in a letter to the Kabul administration.
Some Afghan women told Sputnik that they worked in beauty salons to provide for their families because their husbands were unemployed. Another woman who runs a beauty salon called on the Taliban administration to create more jobs for men.
Sputnik has contacted a representative of the Kabul administration, but the official was unable to provide any specific information on the matter.
The Taliban has severely restricted women's rights to travel, study and work since it took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 following the withdrawal of international troops and the collapse of the US-backed government. In December 2022, Afghan women were banned from working for non-profit organisations. - Bernama/Sputnik
