So I went to Mazar-e-Sharif, two weeks after the attack on the UN compound. That compound is closed now; i believe all the remaining staff were evacuated right afterwards. But I did go the Swedish PRT and saw something I hadn't noticed before. You don't see signs like this very often in Afghanistan. I can't say I've seen it before. But the Swedish PRT has a sun deck (and a sauna, and unisex bathrooms and showers), and apparently there were concerns that women sunbathing topless might not send the right message. So it's been banned. In solidarity, the first couple of days, the Swedish men, it is said, went sunbathing wearing bras. The Swedish PRT also has a fantastic Saturday mid-day meal with shrimp, roast meats, cheeses, breads, various fish products, etc. No one was topless in the dining facility either, even though it was over 90 degrees.
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