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Taliban Criticises Kabul's Pink Balloon Art Project

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The Taliban in an article has criticised the art project in which 10,000 pink balloons were distributed in Kabul to spread the message of peace.

The Taliban said that the event was un-Islamic.

The article which is published on the Taliban's official website said that the project was a trick to promote Western values among the young Afghan volunteers who helped hand-out the balloons.

"The West is using different techniques to promote their culture in Afghanistan, sometimes they do it in an undercover way," the article said.

"Some girls were without headscarves, wearing tight jeans and tops on, and even with mini-skirts on the streets. The boys were also dressed in Western-style outfits. After distributing some balloons, they wandered around Kabul city's streets, aiming to break the culture of hijab," it said.

The criticism comes in after a number of volunteers participated on Saturday morning in an art project and distributed 10,000 pink balloons to the residents of Kabul.

More than 100 volunteers distributed the neon-pink "peace" balloons to workers, families and shoppers.

The project, brainchild of a 31-year-old New York based artist, Yazmany Arboleda, was aimed at spreading the message of peace in the country and put an end to the numerous violations.

The volunteers distributed pink balloons to the residents of Kabul. The volunteer's chanted- "We believe in balloons", while distributing balloons on the Kabul city's streets.

This project was previously organised in India, Japan and Kenya. The project will now move to Colombia, Belgium, United States and Australia as well.


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