'They want to destroy us' - why the Taliban closure of salons is such a huge blow to Afghan women
They were another world altogether.When I was working in Kabul last year, I visited one of these salons along with a female journalist friend of mine. No men are allowed inside.
Mostly dark, thick, 'inoffensive' curtains separated the salons from the streets - though some went for bold-coloured curtains, and I liked that, it felt like a small act of rebellion.They were free to take off their black abayas and niqabs and store them in a cupboard and instead walk around in skinny jeans and a 'nice top'.
One group of young women were gathered in a corner of the two-storey salon getting ready for a family wedding. She insisted she didn't want to cover her face for the interview, she wanted to speak openly, though she didn't want her or her salon's name published - just in case."The Taliban holds all the power, they could close my business at any time," she said matter-of-factly. But she hoped it wouldn't come to that.
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