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TV Banned in Kabul, Afghanistan
- Thread starter DivideBYZero
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Awww, crap! They will miss "Survivor" 
. Maybe the next survivor should be held in Kabul as a compensation ?
. Maybe the next survivor should be held in Kabul as a compensation ?I don't believe it is going back to old days. The Talibans banned Television altogether
when they took control of Afghanistan. At least now they can own and watch
programs.
It will be a learning process for Afghans, trying to balance incorporating
Islamic and western values.
Also, TV wasn't banned, just cable programming was temporarily banned
due to complaints from citizens which to me is a democratic way,
whereas during Talibans control, Afghans did not have any say at all.
when they took control of Afghanistan. At least now they can own and watch
programs.
It will be a learning process for Afghans, trying to balance incorporating
Islamic and western values.
Also, TV wasn't banned, just cable programming was temporarily banned
due to complaints from citizens which to me is a democratic way,
whereas during Talibans control, Afghans did not have any say at all.
ScrapSilicon
Lifer
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What Afghanis banned are not whole TV or entire cable but western CNN or BBC or western TV channels in asia like Star Plus, HBO etc etc
Most of the other channels from india are allowed.
India's Bolllywood is the largest producer of films, twice more than hollywood ( quantity not quality wise I would say ). Satellite television also they have as many Indian channels as US ones..
If you visit afganisthan now, every part of the cities has posters from indian movies and actors/actresses. Every street corner has a video rental store for indian movies/serials/songs.
The language, culture and medium is similar.
Afganistan was always a part of India ... from Alexander's time to the last Sikh rulers in 1800's.
Most of the other channels from india are allowed.
India's Bolllywood is the largest producer of films, twice more than hollywood ( quantity not quality wise I would say ). Satellite television also they have as many Indian channels as US ones..
If you visit afganisthan now, every part of the cities has posters from indian movies and actors/actresses. Every street corner has a video rental store for indian movies/serials/songs.
The language, culture and medium is similar.
Afganistan was always a part of India ... from Alexander's time to the last Sikh rulers in 1800's.
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A bit of a misleading title to the thread. Cable TV is temporarily banned due to conflict with Islamic values. The US bans and censors certain kinds of programming; Afganistan is doing the same in their way.
Nitemare
Lifer
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Just imagine if they had a little dose of Howard Stern...
How can Baywatch, a show of no redeeming quality other than half naked women, be the most popular show in Iran, yet another Muslim country, if seeing a woman's shin or wrist is an abomination?
Can you say hypocritical horny mofo's?
The Qur'an does not say it is wrong to look at a woman.
It does not say that she has to be covered head to toe.
It does not say listening to music is wrong.
It does not say that boys and girls can not be taught together.
It does not say men need to grow beards.
The Islamic fundys are nothing more than a cult who enslave and brainwash their followers.
How can Baywatch, a show of no redeeming quality other than half naked women, be the most popular show in Iran, yet another Muslim country, if seeing a woman's shin or wrist is an abomination?
Can you say hypocritical horny mofo's?
The Qur'an does not say it is wrong to look at a woman.
It does not say that she has to be covered head to toe.
It does not say listening to music is wrong.
It does not say that boys and girls can not be taught together.
It does not say men need to grow beards.
The Islamic fundys are nothing more than a cult who enslave and brainwash their followers.
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Demon-Xanth
Lifer
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Good black marketing deals now.
Slowly its back to Talibanism .. nice cycle.
If you know what afghan social structure is, you will never bother to amaze at these sudden changes in govt policies ....they are only 1000 years behind rest of the world and add islamic fundamentalism to that ..and bingo you get the best combo of backwardness/ignorance possible on earth.
I don't care if you change the title or not but it's still misleading; based upon the article you posted, you may want to check into your difficulty with reading comprehension. TV is not banned.
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Grow up and stop taking it personally. Do you always react like a 5 Yr old when someone says no to you....
Speaking of growing up, quit trolling with misleading titles. But I could be wrong about that; perhaps you do have reading comprehension problems.Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Grow up and stop taking it personally. Do you always react like a 5 Yr old when someone says no to you....
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Originally posted by: jjones
Speaking of growing up, quit trolling with misleading titles. But I could be wrong about that; perhaps you do have reading comprehension problems.Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Grow up and stop taking it personally. Do you always react like a 5 Yr old when someone says no to you....
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