Wackier Than I Thought

The BBC describes a humorous little problem the French and the Americans had in Afganistan. Apparently a French commander had the codename homard (lobster in English) which caused some confusion since the name sounds like Omar, as in Mullah Omar.

Anyways that isn't the most bizarre part of the story. They conclude with:

Lobsters were among the many things the former Taleban regime banned, which included recorded music, shorts and kites.

The Taliban banned lobsters? What the bloody hell? I knew the Taliban were nuts but banning lobsters? What does Allah have against lobsters anyways?