Jewish groups lashed out at Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership for its plan to force members of the Hindu minority to wear identity labels on their clothing. The order provides a “chilling” reminder of the “Nazi requirement that Jews wear yellow stars,” said Leonard Cole, chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
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