Taliban now wage a warfare towards necktie, name it ‘signal of Christian cross’

By Agence France-Presse: “Sometimes, when I go to hospitals and other areas, an Afghan Muslim engineer or doctor uses a necktie,” mentioned Mohammad Hashim Shaheed Wror, head of the Invitation and Guidance Directorate, a division that seeks to information folks alongside correct Islamic strains.

He mentioned in a speech broadcast by Tolo TV that the symbolism of the tie “is obvious in Islam”.

“What is a tie? It is the cross. It is ordered in Sharia that you should break it and eliminate it,” he mentioned.

Taliban authorities haven’t imposed any costume guidelines on males since taking up in August 2021, however ladies should cowl up with a hijab when out in public.

Afghan Taliban officers virtually all costume the identical — shalwar kameez, a waistcoat, and a turban.

Casual Western garments turned much less frequent after the Taliban takeover however some professionals — in addition to newsreaders on TV channels — nonetheless don a collar and tie.

The tie is extensively believed to have emerged within the seventeenth century and was made a style staple by the French.

Previous Afghan administrations have additionally tried to impose costume rules on the inhabitants, or on officers a minimum of.

During the decade-long Soviet occupation beginning in 1979, authorities staff have been discouraged from sporting conventional apparel and instructed to put on fits.

Former president Ashraf Ghani — who fled the nation because the Taliban took over in 2021 — favoured Western fits when overseas and conventional apparel at house.

During their two-decade insurgency, the Taliban’s fighters wore shalwar kameez, however since taking energy have launched trendy army uniforms for the armed providers.