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    India refused to sign SCO statement as it did not reflect stance on terrorism, says MEA

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Watch: Kabul shopkeepers cover mannequins’ faces to prevent them from being beheaded by the Taliban

Everything from plastic bags to aluminium foil is being used.

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Jan 20, 2023 · 09:49 am
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Shopkeepers cover mannequins' heads in aluminum foil, wigs, cloth sacks and black plastic bags across Kabul, Afghanistan, to adhere to the Taliban's strict religious codes.
The hooded mannequins are one symbol of the Taliban’s puritanical rule over Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/TAe9w9Hp6e

— VOA DEEWA (@voadeewa) January 17, 2023

Here are some images from one of my businesses. Almost all of my employees are female, ranging in age from 18 to 50, and they currently work in very unfavorable and stressful conditions. Taliban cannot win by segregating and repressing the half of the population. pic.twitter.com/cVDdsZitPM

— Faisal Azizi (@mfaisalazizi) January 18, 2023
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