Video: Taliban orders beheading of dummies, mannequins

The Taliban has ordered a series of mannequin beheadings in Afghanistan. The order was issued after the Taliban described dummies as “idols” and according to them, forbidden in Islam. Shopkeepers in the western Afghan province of Herat were told to remove the heads of female mannequins. As per Afghan media, those who disobey the order would face harsh consequences as ordered by the ministry’s local department.

Journalist Arshad Yousafzai shared a video of a shopkeeper beheading female dummy mannequins.

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