NEW DELHI: The authorities in Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban in Afghanistan, have issued a directive to officers, instructing them to not seize footage or movies of “living things.”

The provincial division of inside, in a letter to civil and army officers, emphasised the detrimental penalties of such visuals. While textual content and audio content material on officers’ actions are permitted, photographs of people and animals are usually averted in Islamic artwork and a few Muslims have an aversion to any depictions of residing beings.

A spokesperson for Kandahar’s governor confirmed the authenticity of the letter. However, it stays unclear how strictly this order will likely be enforced and to what extent it will likely be carried out.

The Taliban authorities has not responded to requests for clarification or remark. During their earlier rule from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban banned tv and pictures of residing issues.

Since their return to energy over two years in the past, many media shops have shunned utilizing such visuals.

Nonetheless, official central authorities departments typically share footage of senior officers assembly overseas dignitaries.