No haircuts that make them look like an "infidel." And no shaved faces or beards shorter than the optimal length, the report said. The issuance of the directives, initially denied by the ministry, were confirmed by a regional ministry official in the western province of Herat this week. Azizul Rahman Mohajer said on January 23 that certain haircuts were too similar to what the "infidels in the West or North Korea" have, RFE/RL reported. The latest rules say that beards should be no shorter than "one strand" and that men's eyebrows should not be trimmed.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 28, 2024 20:55 UTC