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Taliban Detain 4 in ‘Peaky Blinders’ Coats and Caps for ‘Promoting Foreign Culture’
The Taliban cited cultural and religious enforcement in summoning four Afghan men for adopting Western TV-inspired fashion, affecting youth expression under strict 2024 dress laws.
- This week, four young men—Asghar Husinai, Jalil Yaqoobi, Ashore Akbari and Daud Rasa—were summoned by Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in Jibrail township, Herat for wearing Peaky Blinders–style clothing.
- Saiful Islam Khyber, the Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice spokesman, said the style conflicted with 'Islamic values and Afghan culture' and violated the Taliban's 2024 Law On the Propagation Of Virtue And Prevention Of Vice.
- Over the past month, TikTok/@jemis_band posted videos of the men walking Herat streets, with Jalil Yaqoobi saying, 'At first, we had our doubts...'
- Taliban posts announced a reform programme after accusing the men of promoting screen culture, but local reporting to CBS News said the youths were only summoned, advised and released.
- The episode fits a broader Taliban drive to erase perceived Western influences, with dress-code enforcement mechanisms using fines and jailing to curb Afghan cultural freedoms.
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In Afghanistan, four men were ordered to report to the so-called "Ministry of the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice" for dressing up as characters from the TV series "Peaky Blinders." The Taliban accused them of "promoting a foreign culture" after photos of the four went viral.
·Antwerp, Belgium
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Afghanistan, they dress like Peaky Blinders and arrest them.
·Italy
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Taliban 'Re-Educates' Afghan Youths for Dressing Like ‘Peaky Blinders’ Characters
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has detained four young Afghan men who posted social media videos of themselves dressed as characters from the British crime drama “Peaky Blinders,” a show set in the early years of the 20th Century. The post Taliban ‘Re-Educates’ Afghan Youths for Dressing Like ‘Peaky Blinders’ Characters appeared first on Breitbart.
·United States
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