Taliban sacks hundreds of men because they can’t grow beards
Militant group has also destroyed thousands of musical instruments in Afghanistan over the past year in campaign to enforce Sharia law

The Taliban has sacked hundreds of men from Afghanistan’s security forces because they are unable to grow beards.

Thousands of musical instruments had also been destroyed by the militant group in the past year, the notorious ministry for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice said in its annual update.

Mohibullah Mokhlis, the director of planning and legislation at the ministry, told a press conference in Kabul that “281 beardless officers were identified, confirmed and dismissed” from the country’s security services in the past 12 months.

“The hairstyles of 450 military mujahideen were corrected to comply with Sharia law,” he added. “And some who repeated the [hairstyle] violation were sent to military courts.”

The Taliban has prohibited barbers in several provinces from shaving or trimming beards, claiming that the edict aligns with Sharia law.

It is mandatory for Muslim men to have a beard that is at least the “length of a fist”, according to Islamic law, which is strictly upheld by the Taliban.

Trimming one’s beard shorter than fist length or shaving it entirely is considered haram in Afghanistan, where the beard is considered “a distinctive feature” given to men to “set them apart from women” by the “divine wisdom of God”.

Former Taliban security forces told The Telegraph that they had been dismissed for shaving their faces or not being able to grow a sufficient beard.

“I cannot grow a beard, and they constantly called and harassed me,” said one officer who was recently sacked. “Around three months ago, the commander told me that I could no longer stay in the unit because of my beard.”

“I joined them for financial reasons, but throughout my year with them, I faced lots of harassment over my inability to grow a beard. They would say I wasn’t a true Muslim,” he said.

“About 10 other people were also told that day not to return,” he added. “Some of them were middle-aged men with lots of experience, but they were dismissed simply because they did not have beards, I mean they cannot have one.”

Experienced men were among those who were dismissed by the Taliban for their inability to grow facial hair.

Separately, the Taliban’s regime disclosed that 21,328 musical instruments had been destroyed in the past year.

Jalil Ahmad, a former guitar teacher in the western city of Herat, recounted how morality forces had stormed his home earlier this year and beaten him for owning several musical instruments.

“They knocked on the door, and I saw them through the window. I told my family not to open it, but one of them climbed over the gate and jumped into the yard. He unlocked the door and five more officers stormed into the house,” he said.

The police ransacked his house and discovered five guitars and several other instruments.

The 31-year-old was then taken to a police station, where he said he had been severely beaten.

“They were saying, ‘The foreigners are gone and you cannot live with the devil’s instruments any more,’” he said.

“They flogged me and repeatedly punched me in the face,” he explained. “They accused me of holding classes, but I had stopped teaching a year ago.”

Officials said on Tuesday that more than 13,000 Afghans had been detained for “immoral acts” over the past year, with half of those having been released after 24 hours.

The ministry did not break down the types of the alleged offences or gender of the detainees.

The morality ministry, which took over the disbanded women’s ministry premises in Kabul after the Taliban came to rule in 2021, has been criticised by human rights organisations and the United Nations for restrictions on women and inhibiting freedom of expression.

It has banned females from working with aid agencies, closed beauty salons, prohibited women from entering parks and restricted travel without a male guardian. Girls over the age of 12 have been excluded from education since the Taliban’s return to power.

For many Western governments, the education ban remains a major obstacle to formal recognition of the Taliban administration.

The ministry said that a new plan was being worked on to ensure its Islamic dress rules would be followed, overseen by Hibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader.

“Based on the guidance of the supreme leader, the draft plan for observing women’s hijab [Islamic dress] has been formulated and approved,” Mokhlis said.

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Impressive. You have to follow the rules. As for music, the Taliban needs to review the law because music heals the soul, body and mind.

madridguy:
Impressive. You have to follow the rules. As for music, the Taliban needs to review the law because music heals the soul, body and mind.

You no go like join?

Muhammad actually said that his followers who play music will be among those who end up in hellfire

madridguy:
Impressive. You have to follow the rules. As for music, the Taliban needs to review the law because music heals the soul, body and mind.

But the use of hard drugs still remains unbanned, infact one of the highest suppliers of cannabis and opium in the world , this religion and hypocrisy

Big lie. Stop lying against the messenger of Allah.

ShoeGetSize:
Muhammad actually said that his followers who play music will be among those who end up in hellfire

Orisirisi

No wonder there is so much rape of beardless young male children in places like North Africa where they are sexualized as Zamels and in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan where they are called Bacha Bazi.

A prominent imam even said that men who don't have beards can cause sexual temptation

This is directly from the koran and sunnah. Even prominent nairaland Imams like AntiChristian agree with it:

Allah says in Surah Luqman (interpretation of the meaning):

“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allah…” [Luqman 31:6]

The scholar of the ummah, Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: this means singing . Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: this means playing the drum (tabl). (Tafsir al-Tabari, 21/40)

Al-Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: this ayah was revealed concerning singing and musical instruments (lit. woodwind instruments). (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, 3/451)

madridguy:
Big lie. Stop lying against the messenger of Allah.

According to one Taliban twitter page I used to see few months ago, a man without beard is gay or pussi nigga, soldiers who uses any other type of gun other than AK47 or feminists 🤣🤣🤣

Enforce shari'a law on their people, the people who can't practice shari'a law in their country, then run to European countries to try to enforce shari'a law there.
Which kine people be this? 🤦🏿‍♂️😂😂

Rape through the butt hole will soon be legalize, go and mark today.

This is want we need in Nigeria. It's high time the FG create a ministry for propagation of virtues and ending vices. With this ministry many things people despise will be a criminal acts... Things FG should ban:
1 wearing of reveling cloths for ladies. All women should cover up. No part left expose except their head
2. People like Bobrisky should be jailed.
3. Banning of nollywood and sex scene depiction in movies. Kissing not even allowed.
4. Ban all Hollywood movies and hip hop music. No vulgar language in songs.
5. Celebrities should be banned. They influence our youth with bad lifestyle.
6. Ban all bbnaija and jail previous contestant.

... Add your own...

madridguy:
Impressive. You have to follow the rules. As for music, the Taliban needs to review the law because music heals the soul, body and mind.

Unbelievable!

Aswear, you Muslim reason alike, that's why you're always sympathetic to terrorists and terrorism

MrPOTUS:



Unbelievable!

Aswear, you Muslim reason alike, that's why you're always sympathetic to terrorists and terrorism

Oga Calling Muslims terrorists and all sorts of names started since time immemorial and that doesn't change their (our) ideology.

Shimran:


Oga Calling Muslims terrorists and all sorts of names started since time immemorial and that doesn't change their (our) ideology.

Doesn't change the fact that y'all are terrorists and terrorists sympathizers.

MrPOTUS:




Doesn't change the fact that y'all are terrorists and terrorists sympathizers.

Have we been crying because of that?
We live on whether you like or not!

Lies from hell

samsononyilo:
Enforce shari'a law on their people, the people who can't practice shari'a law in their country, then run to European countries to try to enforce shari'a law there.
Which kine people be this? 🤦🏿‍♂️😂😂

That's true and hilarious. In their countries, there is sharia law but it's too rigid for them, they cry and seek refuge in Europe and after few years clamor for thesame sharia laws they were running from. Human beings are really incomprehensible

They are bearded gay people in the world.