Professional sorcerer arrested in Kabul

KABUL (Pajhwok): A professional black magician has been arrested in Kabul, the Ministry of Vice and Virtue (MoVV) announced on Wednesday.

MoVV in a statement said security forces from 13th police district arrested a professional sorcerer on Tuesday.

It said: “The detainee practices magic which is against Islamic Sharia.”

The statement added a book and documents obtained from the detainee showed he had separated many young couples and sowed differences between families.

MoVV said it was committed to fighting activities harmful to society such as corruption, forgery and fraud.

Last year, MoVV banned magic activities across the country.

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