** Afghanistan: music at wedding party, Taliban kill 2 guests **

Two wedding guests were killed and two wounded in eastern Afghanistan by Taliban who opened fire while music was playing. This was reported by a relative of the victims and the news was also confirmed by the government of Kabul, which distanced itself by defining this kind of attacks as “unauthorized”. The episode took place during a wedding party that was being celebrated in Sorkhund, in the province of Nangarhar. The Taliban had banned music in their previous experience in the government of Afghanistan. The current administration has not yet issued a new decree banning it, but its leadership disapproves of its use for entertainment purposes. “Young people were playing in a separate room and three Taliban fighters arrived and opened fire on of them, “a relative of the victims told reporters. Qazi Mullah Adel, a spokesman for the Taliban governor in Nangarhar, confirmed the incident but gave no further details, while a security source said the men who attacked the marriage are now in custody. Zabihullah Mujahid said he could not confirm the incident, but stressed that it is not the Taliban’s policy to execute music lovers. “Investigations are continuing. So far it is not clear how this happened,” he said at a news conference. “In the ranks of the Islamic emirate, no one has the right to get someone away from music or anything, just to try to persuade them. This is the main way – he added – If someone kills alone, even if he is our man, it is a crime and will be tried “.