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Afghan TV U-turn on women singers

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The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thank you America for "freeing" Afghan women! /bitter sarcasm

Last Updated: Friday, 16 January, 2004, 09:33 GMT
Afghan TV U-turn on women singers

State TV says circumstances are
"not suitable" for women singers

Afghan state television has gone back on a decision to show female singers, saying the country is not yet ready for such broadcasts.

A song by the popular artist, Salma, was shown on Monday, the first time such images were broadcast since 1992.

But the programming chief of state-run TV, Azizullah Aryanfar, told the AFP news agency: "Current circumstances are not suitable to air women singing."

The decision came after the supreme court complained to the government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3402283.stm

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