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Street hairdresser cuts a man's beard 13 November 2001 in Kabul, after Northern Alliance soldiers captured the capital. A few hours after opposition forces poured into Kabul, many men cut their beards as it was forbidden during the Taliban regime. Taliban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has fled Afghanistan for Pakistan, RIA Novosti quoted a senior Northern Allliance official as saying Tuesday in neighboring Tajikistan. AFP PHOTO/ Alexander NEMENOV (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)