Taliban Burn over 600 "Immoral" Musical Instruments
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The arson attack on instruments took place in the city of Khost in southeastern Afghanistan. The Taliban shared photos of the collected instruments and the subsequent destruction process on social media. The photos show the instruments crammed into a truck, where they are then thrown into a pit and set on fire. Among them are guitars, speakers, amplifiers, harmonicas, as well as cassettes and recordings. See also: A sport too brutal for the Tali…
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newenglishreview.orgTaliban sets fire to hundreds of ‘immoral’ musical instruments
The Taliban in Afghanistan continue their crackdown on music. In Khost province, 650 instruments collected during previous confiscations were burned. The radical authorities consider playing and listening to music to be contrary to their interpretation of Islamic law.
Taliban Set Fire to Hundreds of Musical Instruments as Crackdown on Music Continues – KabulNow
Taliban authorities in eastern Khost province have burned 650 musical instruments collected from across the province over the past four months, as the group continues its campaign against music and artistic expression.
Mustaghfar Garbuz, a spokesman for the Taliban governor in Khost, announced that officials from the group’s Directorate of Encouraging Righteousness and Forbidding Evil have burned 650 musical instruments. Garbuz said in a press release today (Wednesday, November 3) that along with the musical instruments, some fireworks and crackers were also destroyed. He […] The post Taliban Burned 650 Musical Instruments in Khost appeared first on Daily News.
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