Taliban Restrictions

[khushal]

kite flying is banned where I live because it interferes with the airport radars and what not. That is a very legitimate reason. Banning kite flying in a county like Afghanistan were power poles are destroyed because they were built by Russians is a different load of crap that can not be compared to it.
And funny how all of you want sources. Us having lived with these retards and witnessing this retardedness is not good enough. Good thing no one depends on you non fresh off the boat idiots to bring about change..

fresh off the boat? remember that wrod you did not know the meaning of "takabur"= snob. That statement describes you as a snob.

Indian city bans kites after two children die - Telegraph

Chennai temporarily banned kites in 2006 after an eight-year-old boy died when string caked in glass powder cut into his neck, and again in 2007 after a similar incident

[khushal]

I used to fly kite in spring and summer season when i was school boy...to prepare its thread which we call "manja" , we used to coat it with very fine glass particles, from bulb, with sticky material called "salvesh".....the more cutting power of thread, the more skillful you were considered.....it can cut your skin but it doesnt behead you or kill you... I bought ready made lahori manja back in that time, its thread was strong and thick but nothing else special about it, no glass coating....the one which is illegal and cause deaths is made from some sharp metallic wire. Some other accidents might happen e.g once my kite got stuck in electrical wires, i jerked it violently, the two wires, hot and cold, came into contact and huge electrical spark occured and electricity of entire mohallah went off.

Others are making them sharper than you Luffy.
The World Today - Kite-flying deaths causing concern

[DaZahroJaam.]

The kites that we used to fly in Afghanistan during that time were made of newspaper and plastic at home. The fancy strings and what not were popular in Pakistan. Not once did they mention banning it for safety issues. If air pollution was their priority, they wouldn't be burning stuff by piles in the corners of highways. And mind you, they did lots of stupid things too. Lets focus on that rather than banning kite flying.
There is a difference between the mentality of people who make their own people suffer by blowing off power poles made for their country by others and those who don't want pocket knives brought to school and in public. You can't compare Toronto banning kite flying with Taliban banning it.
If education was banned for security purposes ( which I know for a fact is a load of bull****,) then why were people shot to death for teaching in their basements secretly?? Why were women escorted off from the streets to marry men that they didn't know or want to marry for daring to step out to buy grocery with out the presence of a husband?? Why were they wiped on the feet like a herd of sheep for wearing shoes that showed their toes in public?? (Heck, even sheep have better rights these days.) Forget everything else, if they were not able to provide enough security in ten years for people to send off their children to school, why should anyone with the right mind and a brain in their skull want them in charge of a society?? People are known for the advancements they make in a short period of time, Afghanistan went to cave age on less than ten years. That right there is reason enough for not wanting to have them arôund.

but yeah...why were you raised in America?? Why aren't you living in a cave with your beloved ones?? why didn't your parent's find that environment suitable enough for you to be raised in??

[SiiNii]

Thanks khushal it makes sense. It seems as if a simple compromise would keep everyone happy and safe: no kite fighting/flying within the city limits. That's what we do here in Las Vegas with guns, you can either shoot at approved ranges or you have to drive about half an hour away to the open desert.

[MostafaM]

Problem would be solved if the usage of glas particles and glue on the kite threads are forbidden.

No animals or human beings would be harmed and it would end thos "kite fights" in the sky where one person tries to cut the rope of another kite and people would be still able to fly their kites.

Problem solved(, if you agree.)

Time to move on and tackle poverty, jobless widows, arms and drug trafficking, housing, energy shortages, health care and rebuilding infrarstructure.

What do you think?

[Wowra]

They say some so-called hauntings are impressions on the atmosphere left by intense emotional energy that inexplicably result in the replaying of a scene at random. While I don't believe in ghosts or hauntings - I do believe that RAWA suffers from a similar ailment.

[Michin Khel]

We used to put "shurt" (juwa , gambling) with opponent in matches of kites......may be Taliban put ban on Kite flying due to gambling factor as it is haram in islam......

When they blasted more than 105 people in volleyball match , 2010 Lakki Marwat suicide bombing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, their excuse was that they targated them because gambling is involved in these matches............though the actual reason for blast was different, they did issue warning on the games where gambling was involved.

Another reason could be that they had taken inspiration from rightists of lahore who urged ban on basant for the reason that it is Hindu festival. They oppose kite flying season of basant even if normal thread is used for kite flying.

Taliban also banned chrag fight in Afghanistan...was it because of gambling factor or animal cruelty?.........

Some times i think we pashtuns can only be corrected with strong danda......too much violence in our society.....when i remember my childhood, it is violent....we used to make dogs fight with each other.....used to stone wandering dogs, in one instance i buried a dog alive for fun.....some men used to capture a boar some times in wilderness and all the people from surrounding areas were to be invited with dogs....Dogs were to be unleashed on the tied boar, killings of some dogs and slow and painful death of boar...and we used to enjoy watching it.....bullying of the weak ones and frequent quarrels.....Killings on small insignificant matters.......may be taliban went harsh in Afghanistan because pashtuns/afghans are "sakht" by nature?

[Arash]

i am tajik and my mom supports the taliban... not saying i do though i do not like them they throw acid on little girls

[khushal]

i am tajik and my mom supports the taliban... not saying i do though i do not like them they throw acid on little girls

so your mom likes to throw acid on little girls?

[Wowra]

I heard that's all they do - all day, every day. Oh why couldn't they be more even keeled like those nice folks from Jamiat or Itihad

[Kushan Prince]

i am tajik and my mom supports the taliban... not saying i do though i do not like them they throw acid on little girls

So why does you're Northern Alliance like to see little boys dance in women's clothes?

[SiiNii]

khostai, khushal and KP showing a lot of love and hospitality to the new poster lately.

[Michin Khel]

so your mom likes to throw acid on little girls?

This might be just another propaganda against taliban, why would Afghans taliban do it?.....like that taliban-blowing-up-girls-schools in pakistan propaganda......the fact is taliban attacked those school because pak army is usually stationed there....as girls school are usually not with much attendence, so army simply occupy it as they need building to station in the area....even during military operation they converts schools into morcha...in swat propaganda was spread that savage taliban have destroyed hundreds of schools, but the fact is army first destroyed the infrastructure of area by air force bombardment and heavy shelling...then used school buildings for cover up and stay.
Same happened in landi kotel...in newspapers only the news that taliban are blowing up girls schools but reason was not stated that why they are doing it in the first?
In my area pak army is stationed in newly built district hospital with trucks and tanks, which has huge and secur building and area, patients had to go through tough security check....they not evacuated it, they are using them as human shield...if taliban attack army in hospital then patients would die in cross fire but taliban would be held entirely responsible.