Taliban orders male teachers, students to sign pledge to adhere to Sharia law
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The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has ordered male teachers and high-school students in Kandahar province to sign a written pledge that they will adhere to the militant group's extremist interpretation of Islamic Sharia law. That includes following the Taliban's strict dress code for men, including growing a beard, wearing a turban or Islamic cap, and donning the "pirhan tumban", the traditional baggy shirt and pants common in rural Afghanistan, RFE/RL reported.