‘They want us to disappear’: Taliban bans beauty salons in Afghanistan

Beauty salons are one of the last safe havens for women in Afghanistan, but they too are about to disappear. The Taliban is outlawing salons across the country, ordering them to close in one month, putting thousands of women out of work.

“We can’t feed ourselves without this beauty salon,” said a salon employee who asked that Global News protect her identity out of safety concerns.

She works at a salon in Kabul with 30 other colleagues who will soon be jobless. “They want women…