Karzai bans fishing with hand grenades

Posted By Joshua Keating Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 4:23 PM Share

Afghan President Hamid Karzai doesn't have the best record of passing laws to protect the people in his country, but that's not to say that he's doing nothing. Radio Free Europe/Radio Libery reports that Karzai just signed a degree to, among other things, bans the use of hand grenades for fishing:

In the decree, Karzai appeals to the public to help protect wildlife and the environment. He also called on high-ranking provincial officials to strictly apply the orders and penalize violators.

I have no idea how common this practice is, but it certainly does sound like something that shouldn't be allowed.

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NSA47

5:33 PM ET

April 16, 2009

crap

there goes the Crocodile Dundee-led confidence building measure for Afghanistan!

BLGSHM

5:26 AM ET

April 23, 2009

Karzai has the reputation of

Karzai has the reputation of issuing decrees without studying them carefully or considering the consequences. This method is not commonly used, even if it is, the decree won't make any difference. For most poor Afghans survival is the most important things.

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