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Kabul Police Raid Shisha Cafes in 'Debauchery' Crackdown

Afghan police and health officials raided cafes and restaurants in Kabul on Sunday, confiscating shisha water pipes and paraphernalia in a campaign to halt "debauchery and vulgarity." Critics say the campaign will only distract police from the Afghan capital's deteriorating security situation, while doing little to change the pervasive smoking culture in the long-term. Shisha cafes, where customers inhale fruit-flavored tobacco using pipes that draw the smoke through...

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