Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. Last year Taliban authorities imposed vice and virtue laws regulating everyday life for men and women, including banning sales of "any part of the human body" including hair.
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00:30The boys came and told us that they were going to buy new hair.
00:34We were going to buy 3,000 kg of new hair, but they were going to buy 1,500 kg of old hair.
00:40We did not sell our hair because we were doing a good job.
00:45We were going to buy the old hair from the customers.
00:50We needed it, but we did not sell it.
00:54But now the situation is very difficult.
00:58The hair is not free to be sold.
01:28We used to sell our hair in the streets.
01:33But now we have to sell our hair in the streets.
01:38It is very difficult to sell our hair in the streets.
01:43We need to find a way to make a living.
01:48I used to sell my hair in the streets.
01:53I used to sell my hair in the streets.
01:58But now I have to sell my hair in the streets.
02:03I do not have a job.
02:08I do not have a job.
02:13I do not have a job.
02:18I do not have a job.