Kabul, Ever since the establishment of the Taliban government in Kabul, the musicians of Afghanistan have found themselves staring at a bleak, and uncertain future as the Taliban have declared music ‘un-Islamic’ and thus prohibited in the country.
The musicians said that they abandoned their music when the Islamic Emirate seized power in Afghanistan. “Our music is not something that will affect the people. If there is a wedding party in the village or somewhere else -- we do our music,” said, Jafar Khalili, a musician.
“Any country that doesn’t have culture and national music will never develop,” said Asif Khalili, a musician According to Tolo News, for the last two months, the musicians of Afghanistan have been unemployed and now find themselves staring at abject financial crisis with no other source of income.
The musicians called on the government to facilitate alternative job opportunities for them if music is not allowed anymore.
The Islamic Emirate has so far not declared its stance towards music in Afghanistan, however, some of the officials early on referred to music as against Islamic regulations. “I really hope they let them carry on with their music, because their children sleep hungry,” said Aryana Saayed, an Afghan singer, who lives abroad.
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