New Delhi: Afghan local artist, Fawad Andarabi, was dragged out of his home and killed by the Taliban in Kishnabad village of Andarab on Saturday.
The news about the famous folk singer death was confirmed by his son.
This comes days after the Taliban enforced new rules for music and for women travelling alone.
Asvaka News, Local media outlet quoted former interior minister Massoud Andarabi to confirm the news.
#Breaking– Former Interior Minister, Massoud Andarabi told Asvaka News that the #Taliban has killed Fawad Andarabi, a local Andarb singer. According to Andarabi, killings by the Taliban continue across the country, especially in Andarb. #Taliban #Afghanishtan pic.twitter.com/Ayy4OtKZ07
— Aśvaka – آسواکا News Agency (@AsvakaNews) August 28, 2021
“Music is forbidden in Islam,” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid had stated. “But we’re hoping that we can persuade people not to do such things, instead of pressuring them.”
Fawad Andarabi, a local artist, was dragged out of his home yesterday and killed by the Taliban in Kishnabad village of Andarab. He was a famous folk singer in the valley. His son has confirmed the incident. pic.twitter.com/qecp3ZUCag
— Hafizullah Omarkhail?? (@hafizomarkhail) August 29, 2021
#Afghan singer Fawad Andarabi was killed by the #Taliban, they have stopped women from being in tv broadcasts on and radio.
They have no humanity and no mercy in their hearts. They only know how to kill people.#AfghanistanBurning #Afghanishtan #AfghanistanCrisis pic.twitter.com/5bOjtOh17F— Mohsin Muzaffar (@Mohsin_lalaa) August 29, 2021
Talîban hunermendê Afganî Fawad Andarabi kuşt. pic.twitter.com/6rpSTrAitS
— Medeni Alpkaya (@Medeni_Alpkaya) August 29, 2021
Taliban’s brutality continues in Andarab. Today they brutally killed folkloric singer, Fawad Andarabi who simply was brining joy to this valley and its people. As he sang here “our beautiful valley….land of our forefathers…” will not submit to Taliban’s brutality. pic.twitter.com/3Jc1DnpqDH
— Masoud Andarabi (@andarabi) August 28, 2021
Another song of slain folk-singer, Fawad Andarabi, who has been brutally murdered by the Taliban yesterday in Kishnabad village, #Andarab of Baghlan. pic.twitter.com/4qHFIr3NBy
— Bamiyan | بامیان (@BamiyanLove) August 28, 2021