Taliban fighters shot dead two wedding guests who were listening to music, local officials and a witness said on Saturday, forcing Afghanistan’s new government to insist such attacks are not authorised. A relative of the victims said Taliban fighters opened fire while music was being played at a wedding in Sorkhrud, in Nangarhar province, killing two and wounding two more. "The young men were playing music in a separate room and three Taliban fighters came and opened fire on them. Qazi Mullah Adel, spokesman for the Taliban governor in Nangarhar, confirmed the incident but did not provide further details. In Kabul, government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said he could not confirm the incident, but promised that it was not Taliban policy to execute music lovers.

Source: The Hindu October 30, 2021 22:04 UTC