Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zohra Ahmadi rehearses with the Afghan Youth Orchestra in Braga, Portugal, on July 29. (Marc Smith) NEW YORK — The Taliban tried ...

When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, they quickly banned music, declaring it un-Islamic. Musicians faced threats, raids, and the destruction of their instruments. “Our homes were ...

Since its founding in 2010, the Afghanistan National Institute of Music has provided unique music training to Afghan children. In 2013, the group made a triumphant visit to the U.S. This month, three ...

Lesson in which students analyze and play (on guitar and drums) the traditional Afghan music played on rub?b and tabla. Includes a discussion of the censorship of traditional music under the Taliban.