Kabul: Taliban fighters will no longer be allowed to carry their weapons in the amusement park in Afghanistan, a group spokesman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be another effort by the new ruler of the country to soften their image.
Taliban fighters, many of whom have spent most of their lives in a 20-year rebellion against the government supported by A.S., flock to amusement parks in cities in Afghanistan in cities after they took over in August.
“The Mujahideen of the Emirates of Islam is not permitted to enter amusement parks with weapons, military uniforms and vehicles,” said the main Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Twitter.
“(They) are obliged to comply with all the rules and regulations of amusement parks.” The Taliban gained a reputation as a believer that was not compromised and was often brutal in their strict way, they last ruled, between 1996 and 2001.
But since taking over in August, they have tried to present a more moderate face to their fellow Afghanistan and to a wider world.
, as an interim cabinet grappling with a so-towering humanitarian crisis.
Special attraction for Taliban fighters is one of the largest amusement parks in Kabul and water park in the Qargha reservoir, on the western suburb of the city.
Warrior gripping automatic rifles queued for South Korea and swinging a pirate ship up – with regular visitors looking nervous.
Most of the Reuters fighters spoke then had never been to Kabul until the Taliban took control of the capital on August 15, and some wanted to visit the amusement park before returning to tasks throughout the country.