...Arabic for students...
’s Directorate for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province has reported the burning of musical instruments in the region.
According to Aziz Rahman Muhajir, the head of the directorate, a number of musical instruments were collected by the authorities from various points in Herat and set on fire yesterday.
Muhajir sternly warns against listening to music and declares that they will take serious action against those who sell musical instruments.
He denounces the promotion of music as corruption and considers playing it as a cause of youth misguidance and societal decay.
Tipper Gore nods in approval
In the aftermath of the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan and the increasing restrictions against artists, many have been forced to flee the country or lead a clandestine existence away from the Taliban’s watchful eyes.
This incident is not isolated, as there have been reports of the Taliban burning musical instruments in several other provinces.
