Fearing Taliban Crackdown, Afghan Musicians Are Already Falling Silent

Habibullah Shabab found his calling as a singer -- but since the Taliban's return to power, he's given up performing and instead makes a living as a shopkeeper. The Taliban has not yet imposed a ban on music as it did in the 1990s, but Shabab and others fear such a policy is imminent.
Originally published at - https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/afghanis...

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