The leaders of the Taliban terrorist movement banned in Russia have decided to oblige members of the group to take fewer wives in order to save money on weddings. It is reported by the BBC.
It is noted that the Taliban emir Haybatullah Akhundzad ordered to avoid the second, third and fourth marriages, if it is not necessary. The thing is that rumors have spread among the terrorists about the luxurious life of the leaders: they arrange magnificent weddings, and their wives settle separately from each other.
In addition, the price of the bride’s ransom paid to her parents can be as high as seven million rubles ($ 95,000). Due to the high waste of officials among the Taliban, rumors about the corruption of the “top” of the movement spread.
Akhundzada urged to reduce the number of wives so that officials could “protect themselves from accusations and shame.” His decree does not explicitly oblige members of the group to have more than one wife, but decides to reduce the cost of weddings and the maintenance of a harem. The Taliban leader has approved remarriage if the man has no children, no male heir, if she marries a widow, or if he is rich.