Barbers in Afghanistan face detention for trimming men's beards too short under Taliban rules Ministry mandates beards longer than a fist to comply with strict Islamic law enforcement Barbers report ...

Last month, the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice said it was now "obligatory" to grow beards longer than a fist, doubling down on an earlier order. Minister Khalid Hanafi ...

Kabul (AFP) – Barbers in Afghanistan risk detention for trimming men's beards too short, they told AFP, as the Taliban authorities enforce their strict interpretation of Islamic law with increasing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Afghan barber trims a customer's beard at a salon in Kabul (Wakil KOHSAR) (Wakil KOHSAR/AFP/AFP) Barbers in Afghanistan risk ...