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Taliban bans music; morality police seize headphones in Kabul

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC · How we work

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Story summary

Afghan taxi drivers play music in their cabs despite the Taliban’s ban.
The Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Ministry bans music and orders drivers not to play it.
Morality police seize headphones and burn musical instruments, though the ministry gave no seizure figures.
Driver Rooen, 28, lowers volume or turns off music at checkpoints to avoid the morality police.

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Story summary

Afghan taxi drivers play music in their cabs despite the Taliban’s ban.
The Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Ministry bans music and orders drivers not to play it.
Morality police seize headphones and burn musical instruments, though the ministry gave no seizure figures.
Driver Rooen, 28, lowers volume or turns off music at checkpoints to avoid the morality police.