A women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday.
A women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday.
Moezuddin Ahmadi, the director for Information and Culture in Badakhshan province, said the station violated the"laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate" several times by broadcasting songs and music during Ramadan and was shuttered because of the breach. FILE - Afghan worshippers attend Friday prayer during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, March 31, 2023. A women-run radio station in Afghanistan's northeast has been shut down for playing songs and music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said Saturday, April 1.Station head Najia Sorosh denied there was any violation, saying there was no need for the closure and called it a conspiracy.
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