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Screengrab from video tweeted by journalist Abdulhaq Omeri @AbdulhaqOmeri

Taliban burns down musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan, video goes viral

| @indiablooms | Jan 16, 2022, at 08:10 pm

Kabul: A video has gone viral which showed Taliban insurgents burning down the musical instruments of local musicians in Afghanistan's Paktia province.

A video of the incident was shared on social media by Afghanistan journalist Abdulhaq Omeri.

He captioned the image: "Video : Taliban burn musician's musical instrument as local musicians weeps. This incident happened in #ZazaiArub District #Paktia Province #Afghanistan."

In the video, a musician could be seen crying as his instruments were set on fire.

The Taliban members were seen laughing and filming a video of the incident.

The Taliban introduced several restrictions ever since they came to power in the country on Aug 15.

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