WORLD NEWS | Afghanistan: Taliban shut down women-run radio station to play music during Ramzan holy month

kabul [Afghanistan]April 3 (ANI): In another crackdown, a woman-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during Ramadan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.

Sadai Banowan Radio was the only female-run station in Afghanistan for ten years. Sadai Banowan means “female voice” in Dari. Six of the station’s eight employees are women.

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Moezuddin Ahmadi, provincial director of information and culture, said the radio station played music during Ramadan, repeatedly violating the laws and regulations of the Islamic emirate. As a result, the station was closed.

“If the station accepts the policies of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and promises not to repeat the same mistakes, we will allow it to operate again,” Al Jazeera reported.

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The station’s manager, Najia Sorosh, has dismissed Taliban allegations that the station violated laws and regulations, denying any violations and claiming the shutdown was an elaborate conspiracy.

According to Al Jazeera, the Taliban “told us that you play music. We don’t play any kind of music”.

According to international assessments, Afghanistan is currently grappling with a serious humanitarian crisis and the country currently has the highest number of people in the world in a state of emergency food insecurity.

In addition, since the Afghan government collapsed last August and the Taliban returned to power, the human rights situation in Afghanistan has further deteriorated.

Although the fighting in the country has ended, serious human rights violations continue unabated, especially against women and minorities. According to Khaama Press, women and girls in Afghanistan are facing a human rights crisis, deprived of basic rights such as non-discrimination, education, work, public participation and health.

Several journalists lost their jobs immediately after the Taliban took over in August 2021. Local Afghan journalists who violated Taliban rules have been detained.

According to the Afghan Independent Journalists Association, media outlets have collapsed due to lack of funds or staff leaving the country. (Arnie)

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