The Taliban's takeover has now passed under the radar, but their liberticidal measures continue to intensify.
A two-minute video posted on January 15 on Twitter, relayed by various local media and journalists, captures a scene that has unfortunately become common in Afghanistan.
In the province of Paktika, in the east of the country, the Taliban forces seized musical instruments, not identifiable on the video, before burning them before their eyes. The shock is such that a musician bursts into tears. An armed Taliban laughs in his face.
"It looks like he was beaten badly, look at his coat,"
Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary warned on his Twitter account. In a wide shot, a crowd of Taliban, in a circle around the stake, observes the instruments being consumed.
“
The Taliban continue to violate the musical rights of the Afghan people
,” commented musicologist Ahmad Sarmast.
Founder of the Afghan National Institute of Music, he went into exile with 300 students, teachers and relatives when the Taliban seized power.
“
This video shows the Taliban's barbaric attitude towards musicians and banned music in Afghanistan
,” he explains.
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Since August 15, the date of his return to the head of the country, the Islamist government has prohibited singing and playing an instrument, unless it is religious tunes.
Last October, two Afghan men were shot dead for listening to music at a wedding.