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News channel or source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taliban-afghanistan-music-refugees-asylum-1235450742/
Published on: Thursday 23 October 2025
A s the Taliban entered Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2021, Qudrat Wasefi, a resolute 22-year-old trumpeter, flung open the windows of his music school’s empty wood-paneled studio and started to ...
News Afghanistan » Jowzjan » Music: A Refuge for Afghan Music Is at Risk of Falling Silent
News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/asia/afghan-music-taliban-pakistan-deportations.html
Published on: Friday 16 January 2026
Peshawar is a haven for Afghan artists who fled from the Taliban, which has banned music. A new policy of deportations by Pakistan threatens this community of exiles. By Elian Peltier Visuals by Asim ...