Dtae: 29/05/1403 The Taliban's Department for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice in Parwan has burned hundreds of musical instruments and devices in the province.
Mawlawi Rahmatullah Zubair, the head of the Taliban's Department for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice in Parwan, stated on Tuesday, August 20, that the musical instruments had been collected over the past year and were burned on the Gholghondi hill.
He has warned the residents of Parwan not to use musical instruments at their wedding and celebration gatherings.
This is not the first time the Taliban have burned musical instruments. Previous reports have also documented the burning of musical instruments in other provinces, including Herat.
Since coming to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have declared listening to and playing music as "haram" (forbidden) and have banned it.
During the two years of Taliban rule, music has not been heard in the cities of the country, and hundreds of artists have either sold their instruments, fled Afghanistan, or turned to laborious work.

In the video, the public burning of hundreds of musical instruments by the Taliban’s Department for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice in Parwan Province, as announced by local official Mawlawi Rahmatullah Zubair, reflects the regime’s ongoing campaign to suppress cultural expression. By declaring music “haram” and banning its use at weddings and public gatherings, the Taliban continue to impose a rigid interpretation of religious norms on public and private life.

This incident is not isolated. Similar destruction has been reported in provinces like Herat, and the overall cultural environment in Afghanistan has seen a systematic erasure of music since the Taliban’s return to power. Hundreds of musicians have been forced into exile, abandoned their profession, or been silenced entirely. T