Taliban “Reforms” Lead to 21,000 Musical Instruments Destroyed in Afghanistan

The Taliban's morality police in Afghanistan said Tuesday (Aug. 20) they have “confiscated and destroyed” more than 21,000 musical instruments over the past year as part of a crackdown on what they call anti-Islamic practices. Officials from the Ministry of Propaganda of Virtue and Prevention of Vice discussed their “annual performance” at a press conference in Kabul a day after Taliban authorities publicly burned hundreds of musical instruments near Parwan province. The province's Moral Police also appealed to residents not to use musical instruments at weddings and other celebrations. Speaking in the Afghan capital on Tuesday (20/8), ministry officials claimed to have destroyed thousands of immoral films and blocked many more from being viewed on personal computers nationwide “as part of the societal reforms” carried out by the Taliban government. The ministry said without going into specifics that it had “successfully implemented 90 percent of reforms in the audio, visual and print media sector” in Afghanistan. Free media advocacy groups and local journalists say Taliban leaders have significantly restricted press freedom and access to information in the country. The Taliban revived the Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice to safeguard public morality after retaking control of the …

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Taliban “Reforms” Lead to 21,000 Musical Instruments Destroyed in Afghanistan

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