Women protest in Kabul against the closure of beauty parlors

Women protest in Kabul against the closure of beauty parlors

Women protested in the capital Kabul against the closure of beauty parlors in Afghanistan. Taliban security forces fired aerial fire and used water cannons to disperse the protesters. Taliban authorities last month ordered the closure of women’s beauty parlors in Kabul, against which around 50 women protested. Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce says that 60,000 people…

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Ban on beauty parlors is new crackdown on women's rights, UN

Ban on beauty parlors is new crackdown on women’s rights, UN

Courtesy: The Independent. The United Nations Mission in Afghanistan has condemned the Taliban’s ban on beauty parlors and called the move a new crackdown on women’s rights, calling on the Taliban to immediately reverse the decision. The UN mission says the closure of women’s beauty parlors is a crackdown on women’s entrepreneurship and job opportunities….

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