Taliban Pour 3,000 Litres Of Liquor Into Canal, Say 'Muslims Have To Seriously Abstain From Alcohol'
Video footage released by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) showed its agents pouring alcohol stored in barrels into the canal after seizing it during a raid in the capital.
It is well-known fact that Islam prohibits the consumption of alcohol for its followers. However, that does not mean Muslims around the world give in to this conservative rule. But when radical organisations apply pressure, things can go south.
The Taliban, known for its radical ideologies and pushing the Sharia Law down people's throats, overthrew Afghanistan's government for the second time a few months ago. Needless to say, the country is not the same anymore.
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Now, news has come from the Islamic country that a team of Afghan intelligence agents poured around 3,000 litres of liquor into a canal in Kabul, the country's spy agency said on Sunday, as the new Taliban authorities crackdown on the sale of alcohol.
Video footage released by the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) showed its agents pouring alcohol stored in barrels into the canal after seizing it during a raid in the capital.
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"Muslims have to seriously abstain from making and delivering alcohol," a religious leader said in the footage the agency posted on Twitter on Sunday.
It was not clear when the raid was carried out or exactly when the alcohol was destroyed, but a statement issued by the agency said three dealers were arrested during the operation.
Selling and consuming alcohol was banned even under the previous Western-backed regime, but the Taliban, known for their extreme dedication to Islam, are stricter in their opposition to it.
Since the Islamists seized power on August 15, the frequency of raids, including on drug addicts, has increased across the country.
The Taliban government's Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has also issued several guidelines restricting women's rights.
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