Taliban issue no-shave order to barbers in Afghan province

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have banned barbershops in a southern Afghanistan province from shaving or trimming beards, claiming their edict is in line with Shariah, or Islamic, law. The order was issued by the Taliban government’s vice and virtue department in Helmand province to barbers in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital. During their previous rule of Afghanistan, the Taliban adhered to a harsh interpretation of Islam and the world has been watching to see if they will do so again after they took control of the country in August. Over the past two decades, many Afghan men opted for no beards or kept theirs trimmed.