The Taliban has sacked hundreds of men from Afghanistan’s security forces because they are unable to grow beards. Thousands ...

KABUL, Afghanistan--The Taliban 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 in ...

financial services Afghanistan's Taliban formally codified a long set of rules governing morality this week, ranging from requiring women to cover their faces and men to grow beards to banning car ...