RASC News Agency: Local sources in Takhar province confirm that the Taliban have completely banned wedding ceremonies in public halls in Taloqan. On Friday, December 27, sources revealed that officials from the Taliban’s municipal administration and the Department for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice issued directives prohibiting residents from holding wedding celebrations outside their homes. The Taliban have also ordered wedding hall owners in Taloqan to discontinue hosting any such events. Justifying their decision, the group claimed that wedding celebrations often involve “immoral practices,” such as dancing and merrymaking by men and women.
Thus far, Taliban officials in Takhar have refrained from commenting on the ban. Over the past three years, however, the Taliban have systematically outlawed music, issuing stern warnings to wedding hall operators and event organizers to avoid playing music during ceremonies. Despite adherence to these restrictions, the Taliban have now escalated their stance, declaring public wedding ceremonies in halls to be “haram” and un-Islamic. Critics note that the Taliban consistently label anything conflicting with their ideology as “un-Islamic.” Their behavior implies an assumption that the Afghanistani people have only embraced Islam under Taliban rule, treating citizens as though they were non-believers prior to the group’s arrival.
These growing restrictions have made life increasingly unbearable for Afghanistanis. The Taliban’s draconian measures, rooted in a rigid and narrow interpretation of religion, have intensified societal repression and suffocated personal freedoms. The cumulative effect of these policies is a country on the brink of despair, with its citizens trapped in an unyielding cycle of hardship and deprivation.
