With the threat of attack hovering over them, the people of Kabul, Afghanistan are reacting in a characteristically human way: with gallows humor. The joke around town these days is that the smart money invests in razor blades, because a lot of men will shave their beards once the Americans drive the Taliban from power. Beards became mandatory in 1996, in accordance with the puritanical government's strict interpretation of the Koran.
Close Shave
With the threat of attack hovering over them, the people of Kabul, Afghanistan are reacting in a characteristically human way: with gallows humor. The joke around town these days is that the smart money invests in razor blades, because a lot of men will shave their beards once the Americans drive the Taliban from power. Beards became mandatory in 1996, in accordance with the puritanical government's strict interpretation of the Koran.
