ProjectFearlessnessAug 1, 2023

"The people of Afghanistan have been denied artistic freedom… The burning of musical instruments in Herat is just a small example of the cultural genocide that is taking place in Afghanistan under the leadership of the Taliban,"

Ahmad Sarmast,
Afghanistan National Institute of Music.

#Afghanistan
#LetTheAfghanMusicPlay

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66357611

Afghanistan: Taliban burn ‘immoral’ musical instruments

The founder of Afghanistan’s National Institute of Music likened the move to "cultural genocide".

BBC News
Show threadCarla MartinAug 1, 2023
@ProjectFearlessness It is terrible. I cannot imagine how terrible things must be for them. My heart goes out to them.
Show threadProjectFearlessnessAug 1, 2023
@Carlabela1
It is almost unimaginably terrible in Afghanistan right now. All we can do is try to keep up the awareness that this is still happening. Ever since the U.K. and U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, there's some kind of collective amnesia going on.
Show threadCarla Martin
@ProjectFearlessness Heartbreaking.I am so sickened by the way politics seems to be so corrupt. All over the world. If only we could have helped them not made their lives worse. I am so anti war and the way weapons are sold. The way Boris Johnson has behaved, Trump a succession of politicians thinking war is the answer. It is no answer to anything. Best wishes to you and they will not be forgotten by me.
Aug 1, 2023 at 5:03pmWeb