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| Afghanistan |
| Islamists wax wedding singer... |
| 2002-10-19 |
| Two people were killed and 40 others injured after grenades were hurled at a wedding party outside Afghanistan's capital. It was not known who carried out the attack Friday night at Morgh Beran village in Paghman district, 18 miles northwest of Kabul, or what prompted it. No arrests were made. State TV said two grenades were tossed over a wall and into the compound where the wedding was taking place. The dead included a singer performing at the ceremony. Boy, he must have been really bad... The former Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime banned music and other forms of entertainment including television. This month in eastern Afghanistan, Islamic extremists secretly circulated pamphlets warning owners of music cassette stores and small movie theaters would be punished if they remained open. "Stop that unseemly frivolity and mirth this instant!" Such is life among people who consider it a greater sin to laugh and have a good time than it is to kill people for doing it. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |