KABUL: Armed men present themselves when the Taliban attacked marriage in the East Afghanistan to stop the music played and killed at least three people, said the government on Saturday.
Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said two of the three attackers had been arrested, and denied they acted on behalf of the Islamic movement.
“Last night, at the Hajj Malang Jan’s wedding in Shamsspur Village Mar Ghundi in Nangarhar, three people who introduced themselves as the Taliban, entered the process and that the music stopped playing,” he said.
“As a result of shots, at least three people have been killed and some have been injured.” Two suspects have been detained by the Taliban with regard to incidents and people who fled they were still pursued.
“The actors were caught, who had used the name of the Islamic Emirates to carry out their personal disputes, had been submitted to face sharia law.” Qazi Mullah Adel, spokesman for the Taliban governor in Nangarhar Province, confirmed the incident but did not provide details.
A relative of the victims said the Taliban fighters had opened fire when the music was being played.
Music is prohibited last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan and, while the new government has not issued the decree, his leadership still frowned in entertainment and saw it as a violation of Islamic law.
“The young men played music in a separate room and three Taliban fighters came and fired them.
Injury from two seriously injured,” the witness told reporters.
“There are no right to change anyone from music or anything, just to try to persuade them.
That is the main way,” Mujahid told the previous press conference.
“If anyone kills someone yourself, even if they are our personnel, it is a crime and we will introduce them to court and they will face the law.” The previous Taliban government between 1996 and 2001 imposed a very strict interpretation of Islamic law and harsh public punishment.
However, since returning to power in mid-August after overthrowing the US-backed government, Taliban – seeking international recognition and ending sanctions – have tried to show a more moderate face.
Three dead as ‘Taliban’ attacked Afghan’s marriage on music
