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World > Asia & Oceania
Taliban makeover: Afghan women despair over beauty salon ban
By Agence France-Presse
Jul 26, 2023 6:30 am

KABUL: Shirin booked her bridal makeover weeks ago, but instead of relaxing as beauticians pampered her, everyone in the Kabul salon was on edge, ready to hide the bride should the police appear.

Shirin was the last customer at a salon in Afghanistan's capital, one of thousands across the South Asian country shuttered on Tuesday by order of Taliban authorities.

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