In Afghanistan, musicians defy music ban to keep traditions alive
- KABUL, Afghanistan -- There was a time when music would fill many of Kabul’s streets, wafting out of cafes and restaurants, seeping out of homes in the warren of alleys that make up the Afghan capital’s music district.
- Since 2022, playing or listening to music has been officially banned throughout Afghanistan.
- The Taliban who seized power in 2021 have prohibited anything but religious music — unaccompanied vocal chanting — with the ban enforced by the feared morality police of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
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- KABUL, Afghanistan -- There was a time when music would fill many of Kabul’s streets, wafting out of cafes and restaurants, seeping out of homes in the warren of alleys that make up the Afghan capital’s music district.
- Since 2022, playing or listening to music has been officially banned throughout Afghanistan.
- The Taliban who seized power in 2021 have prohibited anything but religious music — unaccompanied vocal chanting — with the ban enforced by the feared morality police of the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
Sources: ABC News