Taliban burn musical instruments in western Afghanistan

A number of musical instruments were burned on Sunday in the Afghan province of Herat, by the "morality" police, the state news agency Bakhtar News reported.

The regional head of the Department for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, Aziz al-Rahman al-Muhajir, said that the authorities confiscated and burned musical instruments because listening to music is forbidden.

This official has called for the promotion of music as a form of "corruption", adding that music causes "deviation of youth and destruction of society".

After returning to power in Afghanistan, in August 2021, the Taliban have banned television from broadcasting music.

Finally, wedding halls have been instructed to refrain from playing music.

Activities that are contrary to Islamic rules - according to the interpretation of the Taliban - have also been banned at weddings and similar events.

Many Afghan artists and musicians have sought asylum in Western countries./ REL

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