When the Taliban moved closer to Kabul in the early days of August 2021, a series of advert-isements flooded the shopping pages on Afghan social media. Musicians were putting their instruments and equipment up for sale.
Many were being offered for a fraction of what they were worth. Yet, even in a country with an immense love for music, there were few buyers. “I knew from past experience what they would do with people like us [musicians], and our instruments. They have a dislike for our art and culture,” a
