The Taliban’s Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Logar province has announced that it burned 142 music-playing devices collected from the provincial capital and districts across the province.
Ikramullah Aziz, spokesperson for the directorate, called on people in a statement on Monday, 27 Mizan, to refrain from playing music, singing and using musical instruments during celebrations, weddings and other ceremonies.
Since returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed widespread restrictions on music and artistic activities. In recent years, the group has detained several people on charges of producing, playing and listening to music, and has publicly burned thousands of musical instruments in various provinces across the country.
The Taliban’s restrictions on music have severely affected the activities of artists, singers and music teachers. Following these restrictions, many Afghan artists have left the country, while others have halted their artistic activities.
The Afghanistan National Institute of Music also suspended its activities inside the country after the Taliban returned to power, and several of its teachers and students left Afghanistan. The institute now continues its activities in Portugal.
The continuation of these restrictions has raised concerns about the future of music in Afghanistan, opportunities for music education and the preservation of the country’s cultural heritage.
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