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| Afghanistan |
| Video shops banned in Kunduz |
| 2003-02-17 |
| Northeastern Afghan province has ordered the closure of video shops after complaints that owners were showing "obscene movies". Residents and officials said on Monday the order, announced on state television in Kunduz province, had also warned video saloon owners against resuming operations. "A number of irresponsible people, by showing obscene movies, are encouraging youth (to commit) immoral acts," the order said. "They should stop...running films which are in contradiction with the Afghan culture and Islamic tradition." Oh, shuddup. The saloons mostly showed Western and Indian films with a mix of violence, melodrama and love stories. Some of the films featured scantily clad women. Oh, no! Not scantily clad wimmin! The saloons have re-emerged in many parts of conservative Muslim Afghanistan since the overthrow of the former Islamic Taliban movement in late 2001. The Taliban had also outlawed music, cinemas and television during its five-year rule. They'll clamp down on them, too. Then we can pack up and go home and ignore them for another ten years. Maybe the Frenchies will save their sorry asses next time. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |