Despite claims of being more moderate than its previous regime, the Taliban is treating musicians with the same disdain it had shown in the 1990s when it had banned music as "un-Islamic."
Thousands of Afghan musicians, singers, and music teachers fear again being silenced as the country's hard-line Taliban rulers say they will not allow anything that violates Islamic Shari’a law.
Khanzada Asfandyar Khattak, a dance artist, is using his spin, whirl, and moves to beat stay-at-home isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Pashtun music industry is faced with a new, digital, menace that threatens the livelihood of thousands of singers, producers, and retailers.
