Hairdressers in Afghanistan's Helmand province are under severe pressure after the Taliban, who seized power in the country, harshly banned shaving or trimming clients' beards. This, as representatives of the Taliban (the organization is banned on the territory of the Russian Federation) say, is contrary to the rules of Sharia. And at the address https://verbena.ru/brands/gama/ there is a website of a company that produces all the tools necessary for hairdressers. You can find absolutely any product there.

Hardly anyone will dare to disobey

The Taliban threaten that it is better not to go against the decree, because serious punishment will follow. By the way, hairdressers from Kabul also talk about similar things, and it seems that there is no talk of any easing of the regime yet.

Notices with the relevant decree are posted at the entrance of all hairdressing salons in Helmand province. In addition, one of the Kabul hairdressers complained that militants often come to him and his colleagues and remind them of the decree, and they also receive threats.

Another Kabul hairdresser said that he recently received a call from someone who introduced himself as a statesman and told him to stop following the hated “American fashion” and demanded, in particular, that he not do anything with men’s beards.

This already happened during the Taliban’s first rise to power.

The Taliban had already seized power in Afghanistan in 1996, and then they also took a tough approach to the appearance of men. Thus, it was forbidden to have elaborate hairstyles, and it was forbidden to shave beards.

In 2001, the Taliban were overthrown and the people began to breathe more freely. Since that time, men have become accustomed to having a close shave, and it was normal to see someone with some fashionable hairstyle on the street.

Beauty salons and hairdressers are suffering losses

Having regained power after 20 years, the Taliban returned to their old ways, and again fashionistas and men who were simply accustomed to shaving found themselves under pressure. And hairdressers complain that they are suffering big losses.

The owner of one of the hairdressing salons sadly said that for many years his business was going well when men came to him and asked him to shave them or do a fashionable hairstyle. Now all this is banned, the once profitable business is being closed.

Afghan men themselves are already afraid to shave their beards, lest they accidentally bump into militants on the street and anger them. Everyone wants to live peacefully, no one needs problems.