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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46409)	6/8/2004 6:05:44 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) of 50167

A nation thinking cricket is the best pre 911 under ‘Talebins’ treated sportsman a little differently.. <A team of Pakistani footballers on a rare tour to Afghanistan were arrested and had their heads shaved as a punishment for wearing shorts, a violation of the Islamic code laid down by the Taliban government. The players from the Young Afghan Club, based in the border town of Chaman, in western Pakistan, were dressed in a red strip and shorts for the invitation tour, the first visit by a Pakistani team since the Taliban took power four years ago. Halfway through their third and final game against a local team in Kandahar on Saturday, armed Taliban religious police burst into the sports stadium and stopped the match. The team manager and some of the reserves fled but 12 players were arrested. The raid started a stampede among the hundreds of spectators and several were injured. After a night in the city jail, the players had their heads shaved, a mark of shame usually reserved for petty thieves, and the men were sent home. > guardian.co.uk

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