As an Afghan musician cries, the Taliban set fire to an instrument in front of him
As an Afghan musician cries, the Taliban set fire to an instrument in front of him
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A video taken by an Afghan journalist shows Taliban burning musical instruments in front of a musician in Afghanistan’s Paktia region, with the musician wailing after his instrument was set on fire.

In a viral video shot by Afghanistan’s Abdulhaq Omeri, a senior journalist, a man with a gun laughs at him while another records his “miserable position.”

“As a local musician weeps, the Taliban burn a musician’s instrument. This happened in #Paktia Province #Afghanistan’s #ZazaiArub District “In a tweet, Omeri claimed

 

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Previously, the Taliban had prohibited music from being played in automobiles.

Aside from that, the organisation had outlawed live music at weddings and required men and women to celebrate in separate areas, according to an Afghan hotel owner who spoke to Sputnik in October.

According to Sputnik News Agency, quoting Afghan media, the Taliban have ordered the execution of “mannequins” in apparel stores in Afghanistan’s Herat province as part of the crackdown.

The Taliban is cracking down on “mannequins” in apparel stores, claiming that they violate Shariah law.

On the streets of Kabul, signs of such incidents have begun to reappear. The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice recently released “religious guidelines” ordering Afghan television stations to stop airing plays and soap operas featuring women.

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Despite the fact that the group has stated that these new instructions may not be enforced, history has shown that the group is devoted to bringing their brand of extreme Sharia law into the country, according to Dawn news.

Experts say that now that the Taliban has retaken control of Afghanistan after 20 years, Afghan women would face an uncertain future under the terrorist group’s rule.