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| Afghanistan bans cable TV |
| 2003-01-23 |
| Daily Times (Pakistan) Afghanistan’s Supreme Court has closed down all cable television services in Kabul because of their un-Islamic programmes. Chief Justice Fazl Hadi Shinwari made the ruling while rejecting an appeal against a recent ban on cable in the eastern city of Jalalabad. He said he had issued the order after dozens of complaints. Mr Shinwari said: "People who filed complaints to the Supreme Court said they were airing half-naked singers and obscene scenes from movies. We are Afghans, we are Muslims, we have Islamic laws and values in our country." "Therefore we are obliged to do stoopid things..." Mr Shinwari added: "As a responsible official I cannot allow cable TV in any part of Afghanistan." It is not clear which other areas of the country have been affected by the ruling. Afghanistan insists on being properly Islamic, which guarantees it'll remain mired in ignorance and poverty. Shinwari's probably a symptom of the country feeling its Islamic oats as things get better. In a country governed by men who actually use their gray matter, he might have banned only the channels carrying the material that was so offensive to the easily offended... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #3 This is the second time he's issued this order. It's apparently being ignored. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-01-23 21:07:49 |
| #2 So who has got cable? Fabricating sat dishes is a cottage industry in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: john 2003-01-23 14:14:28 |
| #1 No cable??? BASTARDS!!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-01-23 13:58:11 |