Afghanistan parliament bans Indian soap operas

Afghanistan's parliament has issued a declaration banning the broadcast of five Indian TV serials from Tuesday onwards. IBN live reports.

"... Many families in Afghanistan rely on Indian television serials like "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu ThI" and "Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki" for their daily dose of entertainment. But the country's conservative Muslim clerics have demanded a ban on Indian soap operas terming them "immoral" and against "Islamic culture."

A Kabul resident Gullab Khan says, "These programmes have changed the behaviour of our children and women, we don't want them. All Muslims know that they are not allowed in Islam."

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