KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have ordered beauty salons across the South Asian country to shut within a month, the vice ministry confirmed on Tuesday, the latest curb to squeeze women out of public life.
The order will force the closure of thousands of businesses run by women — often the only source of income for households — and outlaw one of the few remaining opportunities for them to socialize away from home.
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