The Taliban might be out of power in Afghanistan, but their legacy lives on. The sooner we realize that we simply can't drag a stone-age mentality kicking and screaming into a 21st century democracy, the better off we'll be.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has signed a decree authorizing the introduction of a moral police force to ensure strict adherence to Islamic injunctions.
The Afghan service of the BBC said Karzai approved the creation of a commission formed by high court president Fazlollah Shinvari, religious affairs minister Nematollah Shahrani and judge Mohammad Ghasem, who will define the powers of the new corps in charge of Taleban-style moral policing.
Karzai reportedly gave in to pressure from the Ulema Council, which wanted him to approve the measure.
AFGHANISTAN: KARZAI GIVES IN TO CALLS FOR MORAL POLICE
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