1. US rules out bailout for Silicon Valley Bank, auctions reportedly underway 2. Apple CEO Tim Cook backs AR/VR headset, likely to launch this year 3. Infosys’ Mohit Joshi joins Tech Mahindra as MD and CEO

Afghanistan’s Taliban told they can’t take their guns to the funfair

Spread the love

-Reuters

Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in amusement parks in Afghanistan, the group’s spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be another effort by the country’s new rulers to soften their image.

Taliban fighters, many of whom have spent most of their lives in a 20-year insurgency against a U.S.-backed government, flocked to amusement parks in Afghan cities in towns after they took over in August.

“Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate are not allowed to enter amusement parks with weapons, military uniforms and vehicles,” the main Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Twitter.

Claim Free Bets

“(They) are obliged to abide by all the rules and regulations of amusement parks.”

The Taliban earned a reputation as uncompromising and often brutal enforcers of their strict ways then they last ruled, between 1996 and 2001.

But since taking over in August, they have tried to present a more moderate face to their fellow Afghans and to the wider world, as an interim cabinet grapples with a looming humanitarian crisis.

Of particular attraction for Taliban fighters was one of Kabul’s largest amusement parks and a waterside park at the Qargha reservoir, in the city’s western outskirts. read more

Fighters clutching automatic rifles queued for up carousel and swinging pirate ship rides – with regular visitors looking on nervously.

Most of the fighters Reuters spoke to then had never been to Kabul until the Taliban took control of the capital on Aug. 15, and some were eager to visit the amusement park before returning to duties around the country.
image.png

    THE FREE MEDIA

    THE FREE MEDIA

    All Posts

    Related Post

    View All

    Scientists : Omicron highly uncertain, may require s...

    December 2nd, 2021 | THE FREE MEDIA

    Spread the loveThe newly detected Omicron variant of coronavirus is “highly uncertain” but may require a ̶...

    Covid 19 – Switzerland tightens restrictions f...

    November 29th, 2021 | Ankita Deshkar

    Spread the loveThe Omicron variant has been registered in the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Egypt a...

    WhatsApp users on stable iOS version receive multi-d...

    September 19th, 2021 | THE FREE MEDIA

    Spread the loveFacebook-owned WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out the multi-device feature on the stable iOS versi...