The Taliban’s department of information and culture in Badakhshan province has forced a radio station to cease broadcasts allegedly for playing music, local sources say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Radio Sadaye Banowan – or Women’s Voice Radio – is the only female-operated station in the northern province, operating on 89.9 FM from the provincial capital Faizabad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was forced to cease operations on March 30, sources told Rukhshana Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moezuddin Ahmadi, the Taliban’s head of information and culture in Badakhshan, said the station’s operations have been “temporarily halted” due to broadcasting non-compliance with Taliban policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the station aired music, verses and taranas that were accompanied by music during the holy month of Ramadan, which goes against the Taliban prohibition on songs and music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Ahmadi said that the station operators must give a strong guarantee and commit to carrying out broadcasts within the policy of the Islamic Emirate – the name the Taliban calls itself – or the radio station will not be allowed to operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Taliban has previously declared in a letter to media outlets that they must refrain from broadcasting music and mixed taranas that sound like songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A crackdown in media freedoms and stringent rules on media broadcasts since the Taliban takeover in August 2021 have led to hundreds of networks closing and media producers losing their jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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