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Taliban threaten shaved Paktika students with heavy fine

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SHARANA (Pajhwok): The Taliban have warned school students of fining them up to 500,000 Pakistani rupees for shaving beard, wearing tie or establishing contact with government officials, residents of Gayan district of southeastern Paktika province claimed on Monday.

One of the residents, who declined to be named, told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban invited students to a gathering and warned them of cash penalty amounting to Rs500,000 if they wore tie, shaved beard or held contact with government.

“The Taliban take 500,000 rupees from . . .

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