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Charlie Hebdo runs controversial cartoon involving Messi and the Taliban

  /  autty

Charlie Hebdo has appeared in the news once more, this time featuring a controversial cartoon which depicts the Taliban wearing Lionel Messi shirts.

The cover comes in the wake of the Taliban's frighteningly quick advance in Afghanistan, retaking power after a 21-year war with the United States of America and Allied forces.

The magazine has never been far from the headlines, albeit with tragic consequences back in 2015, and the famous publication has looked to publicise the links between states such as Qatar, who are accused of financing Islamic terrorism, and the relationship between the PSG president and the emir's family.

In the new cover, there is an image of three women wearing blue burkas, with Messi's name on and the number 30, which he will wear at PSG, this image is then accompanied by the phrase: 'The Taliban, they are worse than we think.'

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of PSG, maintains ties with the family of the Emir of Qatar, the state which funds the club.

Women are said to be the group most impacted by the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, with the group enforcing a strict form of Shariah law, which limits the social mobility and freedom of women.

They can't walk alone on the street, go to school or university, they don't have permission to work outside their homes and they can't be treated by male doctors.

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