Fazl Hadi Shinwari, Afghanistan's new chief justice, has banned cable television. (Brickbats).(Brief Article)

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Fazl Hadi Shinwari, Afghanistan's new chief justice, has banned cable television. Shinwari, who is also a Muslim cleric, says some of the foreign news, sports, and ...

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