"After receiving solid proofs, we ordered the police to seal the restaurants,"
said Sabit, adding they were located in Wazir Akbar Khan, Sher Pur and
Shar-i-Naw areas.
When contacted by this news agency, crime branch chief Abdul Jamil said the
harsh step was taken after reports of immoral activities in the restaurants.
"Drink and prostitution was common in those places," said the official.
Article 57 of the Afghan Constitutional says the state guarantees the rights
and liberties of foreign citizens residing in the country provided they live
within parameters of the basic law.
Last year Asian Sex Gazette reported that three female Chinese nationals were
arrested and their establishments shut down over suspicion of prostitution.