Xinhua03/08/2010By [Printer Friendly Version] In efforts to strengthen security in the militancy-hit Afghanistan, the Afghan Interior Ministry has banned using vehicles with tinted glasses, spokesman for the ministry Zamarai Bashari said on Tuesday. "From now on no one has the right to drive a vehicle with tinted glasses and police have been ordered to tear the tints glued to the windows of automobiles," Bashari told a press briefing here. The decision has been taken in the wake of increasing security incidents and criminal activities particularly multiple attacks organized by Taliban militants on the capital city Kabul recently. Afghan officials often use expensive automobiles with tinted glasses and police exempted them from checking. However, locals believe those with tinted glasses roaming in the city are involved in criminal activities including kidnapping for ransom and terrorist attacks. Pretend to be government officials, the terrorists and criminal gangs take arms into the city and carry out illegal activities, locals say. "The aim of this decision is to strengthen security in capital Kabul and others cities. There is no exemption and will be applied to all citizens including government officials," Bashari stressed. The Taliban militants, who have made a bloody comeback four years ago, carried out a series of multiple attacks on Jan. 18 and Feb. 26 leaving dozens of people including civilians and some foreigners dead.
