Beauty parlours painted over after Taliban takeover Salons have helped empower Afghan women Secret salons opened during Taliban's last rule Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Shortly after the ...

The Taliban's recent crackdown on Afghanistan's beauty salons, following a 2023 ban, forces remaining underground businesses to close, impacting women's livelihoods and safe spaces. These salons ...

The photos in the window promise much: languorous, kohl-rimmed eyes and bright, bold nails -- but once you enter the beauty parlours of Kabul, it becomes clear the images outside are a pale reflection ...