ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Residents of Asadabad, the provincial capital, and districts of eastern Kunar province now hold poetic and literary sittings instead of playing music during wedding and engagement ceremonies.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has banned music across the country and now the people of Kunar organize poetic sessions and literary sittings during weeding, engagement and graduation ceremonies.
Mohammad Laiq Samon, a culture activist in Asadabad, said literary sessions would help strengthen the cultural process in the province.
He told Pajhwok Afghan News: "Earlier, we would celebrate wedding and other happy ceremonies by playing music, but now people hold poetic . . .
