Kabul: Gunmen posing for themselves Taliban At least three people were killed in an attack on a wedding in eastern Afghanistan to stop music from playing, the government said on Saturday.
Taliban government spokesman zabihullah mujahidi Said that two of the three attackers had been arrested, and denied that they were acting on behalf of the Islamic movement.
“Last night, at Haji Malang Jaan’s wedding at Shamspur Mar Ghundi village in Nangarhar, three men posing as Taliban entered the proceedings and the music stopped playing,” he said.
“As a result of the firing, at least three people have been killed and several others have been injured.
“Two suspects have been detained by the Taliban in connection with the incident and the hunt is still on for the one who escaped.
“The perpetrators of the incident caught, who have used the name of the Islamic Emirate to carry out their personal quarrels, have been handed over face to face. Sharia Law.”
Qazi Mullah Adel, spokesman for the Taliban governor in Nangarhar province, confirmed the incident but did not give details. A relative of the victims said Taliban fighters opened fire while the music was playing.
The music was banned the last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, and while the new government has yet to issue such an order, its leadership is still angered at its use in entertainment and has been criticized as Islamist. Views as a violation of the law.
“The youths were playing music in a separate room and three Taliban fighters came and opened fire on them. Two of the injured have serious injuries,” the witness told reporters.
“No one in the ranks of the Islamic Emirate has the right to take anyone away with music or anything, only to try to persuade them. That’s the main way,” mujahid Said earlier in a press conference.
“If someone kills someone by themselves, even if they are our personnel, it is a crime and we will produce them in the courts and they will face the law.”
Between 1996 and 2001, the previous Taliban government imposed very strict interpretations of Islamic law and harsh public punishments.
But, since returning to power after the US-backed government was overthrown in mid-August, the Taliban – seeking international recognition and an end to sanctions – has tried to show a more liberal face.
Taliban government spokesman zabihullah mujahidi Said that two of the three attackers had been arrested, and denied that they were acting on behalf of the Islamic movement.
“Last night, at Haji Malang Jaan’s wedding at Shamspur Mar Ghundi village in Nangarhar, three men posing as Taliban entered the proceedings and the music stopped playing,” he said.
“As a result of the firing, at least three people have been killed and several others have been injured.
“Two suspects have been detained by the Taliban in connection with the incident and the hunt is still on for the one who escaped.
“The perpetrators of the incident caught, who have used the name of the Islamic Emirate to carry out their personal quarrels, have been handed over face to face. Sharia Law.”
Qazi Mullah Adel, spokesman for the Taliban governor in Nangarhar province, confirmed the incident but did not give details. A relative of the victims said Taliban fighters opened fire while the music was playing.
The music was banned the last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, and while the new government has yet to issue such an order, its leadership is still angered at its use in entertainment and has been criticized as Islamist. Views as a violation of the law.
“The youths were playing music in a separate room and three Taliban fighters came and opened fire on them. Two of the injured have serious injuries,” the witness told reporters.
“No one in the ranks of the Islamic Emirate has the right to take anyone away with music or anything, only to try to persuade them. That’s the main way,” mujahid Said earlier in a press conference.
“If someone kills someone by themselves, even if they are our personnel, it is a crime and we will produce them in the courts and they will face the law.”
Between 1996 and 2001, the previous Taliban government imposed very strict interpretations of Islamic law and harsh public punishments.
But, since returning to power after the US-backed government was overthrown in mid-August, the Taliban – seeking international recognition and an end to sanctions – has tried to show a more liberal face.
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