Rebellious Afghan taxi drivers defy ban on music
- Afghan taxi drivers continue playing Afghan and regional music in their cars despite a Taliban government ban and the risk of encountering morality police.
- Drivers such as Roeen lower the volume or turn off the music near security checkpoints to avoid trouble with security forces.
- The PVPV Ministry enforces the ban on public music.
- Ahmad said that music played in cars is less noticeable than music heard through headphones.
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Taxi drivers in Afghanistan are tying the sound in their cars, challenging a ban imposed by the Taliban government, despite the fear of being caught by the morality police. The music that previously flowed constantly from restaurants, cafes and shops in the capital Kabul has been silenced in the last five years, being replaced only by religious or patriotic songs supported by the Taliban authorities, in power since 2021.
It was a time when Kabul lived at the rhythm of popular melodies escaping from restaurants, cafes, shops and, in the summer, open windows of countless vehicles circulating in the Afghan capital. But since the advent of the Taliban government in 2021, only religious or patriotic songs authorized by Islamic Shariah leaders, an ultra-rigorist version of Islamic law, have sometimes resonated in public space. The white agents of the ministry for the …
Taxi drivers in Afghanistan have begun playing music in their cars, defying a ban imposed by the Taliban government, despite fears that the morality police will crack down on them.
Afghan drivers resist Taliban music ban
The music that used to flow constantly out of restaurants, cafes and shops in Kabul has been muted for five years, replaced only by religious or patriotic songs supported by the Taliban authorities, Taipei Times reported. *** However, taxi drivers such as Roeen have started playing Afghan and regional folk or pop music, which they […] The post Afghan drivers resist Taliban music ban appeared first on azeritimes.com.
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