Bearded Bloggers Beware: Facial Hair May Be Interpreted As National Security Threat, Tajik Official Warns

The head of Tajikistan's Committee for Youth and Sports, Abdullo Rahmonzoda, has urged bloggers not to wear beards and stay away from promoting beards online, saying they might be interpreted as "an expression of solidarity with terrorist groups" such as the Taliban.

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