Province Bans Female Performers on Airwaves
From Times Wire Reports
An Afghan province has banned women from performing on TV and radio, declaring female entertainers un-Islamic, a provincial official said.
The ban in Nangarhar, an eastern province heavily patrolled by U.S.-led troops hunting for Islamic militants, also includes women presenters of news, the official said.
The move follows a heavily debated decision by Kabul Television in January to show an old tape of Parasto, a popular female singer. That broadcast ended a long-running national ban on female singers on TV.
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