Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-August, women's faces have been artlessly deleted from advertisements and murals as the militant Islamists shape a bleak new way of life. (These photos were taken by a freelancer in Kabul who requested anonymity for security reasons.)
You Go Girl: Female Faces Disappear From Kabul Streets
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A mural in Kabul featuring a woman voter that has been spray-painted to cover her face
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Closed beauty salons with women’s faces painted over. A local in Kabul says such businesses were almost exclusively female-run. That person says in some cases it was fearful male relatives of store owners who rushed to deface the businesses.
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The entrance to a closed beauty salon in Kabul's Shar-e Naw neighborhood
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A woman’s face that was painted over at the entrance to a shopping mall
