Afghan capital bans dark tinted windows on cars after string of terrorist attacks
By APTuesday, March 9, 2010
Kabul bans dark tinted windows after attacks
KABUL — Afghanistan’s capital is cracking down on vehicles with dark tinted windows to increase security following a spate of terrorist attacks in Kabul.
Interior ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary says the ban will take effect Thursday. Drivers who do not comply will have their vehicles impounded.
The restriction will make it easier for authorities to quickly see what is inside vehicles, and Bashary says it’s necessary to keep Taliban and other militants from attacking Kabul, which has been hit by a string of car bombs and suicide attacks. The latest assault on Feb. 26 left 17 people dead.
There will be no exceptions for diplomatic or official vehicles. Bashary says his boss, Interior Minister Hanif Atmar, had his own car’s window tinting removed Tuesday morning.
