An Afghan province has banned women from performing on television and radio, declaring female entertainers un-Islamic. The ban in Nangahar, a southeastern province heavily patrolled by U.S.-led troops hunting for Islamic militants, took effect from Friday and also covers women presenters of news and other information, an official said on Saturday. ....
Nangahar, which borders Pakistan, is one of several regions where the United States has stepped up a hunt for Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network and remnants of the Taliban militia that U.S.-led forces drove from power in late 2001.... |