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Four Afghan men were ordered to report to the Taliban government's department of vice and virtue for dressing in costumes inspired by the TV series Peaky Blinders.

The friends were told that their clothing was "in conflict with Afghan and Islamic values", a Taliban spokesman told the BBC, adding the values in Peaky Blinders went against Afghan culture.

In videos posted online, the men, who have been released, can be seen posing in flat caps and three-piece suits similar to those worn in the series set in England soon after World War One.

In an interview with YouTube channel Herat-Mic uploaded at the end of November, before they were summoned, the friends said they admired the fashion displayed in the series, adding that they had received positive reactions from locals.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 2 days ago

They're obviously jealous that those dudes absolutely killed the look. Cute af.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Your stranger-than-fiction news of the day.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 days ago

Well, not that strange.

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When China does it, it's called Cultural Revolution.

[–] amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

No culture was involved in either case! It is fucked all the way