The Afghan Taliban banned Tak Tak and PubG

The Taliban government of Afghanistan has banned short video sharing application Tik Tak and Encounter Game PubG to prevent the spread of im...

The Taliban government of Afghanistan has banned short video sharing application Tik Tak and Encounter Game PubG to prevent the spread of immoral content and prevent the new generation from spoiling it.

 

PubG game also banned; file photo: Reuters

Tik Tak and PubG have been banned by governments of other countries, including Pakistan and India, before the Taliban regime.

Both applications have been described in Europe and the United States as being against national security and harmful to mental health.

According to the Anatolia news agency, Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, confirmed the ban on both apps in a Pashto-language tweet.

The deputy spokesman in his tweet called Tik Tak a spread of immoral content while PubG called it an app to mislead the new generation.

 

 

He wrote in his tweet that there was a need to ban tuk tuk and pub g to save the new generation from spoiling.

At the same time, he pointed to the TV channels and wrote that they too should stop broadcasting inappropriate and immoral content as soon as possible.

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Although the deputy spokesman directed the TV channels to stop the immoral content, he did not specify what kind of content should not be aired on the channels.

Afghanistan has been under Taliban rule since the US withdrawal in August 2021 and has been banned on a number of issues, including new guidelines for women clothing, education and solitary travel.

The Taliban government has also made it mandatory for men to have a beard for government employment, while activities in fashion, modeling, music, art and other arts have also been banned.