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Taliban Guards Attack Women Protesting Closure of Beauty Parlors and Salons

HeadlineJul 20, 2023

In Afghanistan, dozens of women held a demonstration in the capital Kabul Wednesday protesting against the Taliban’s decision to shut down thousands of beauty parlors and salons nationwide. Taliban officers responded by firing water cannons and deploying Tasers against the women, before shooting their guns into the air to break up the protest. 

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