Taliban’s Restrictions on Muharram Processions Continue Across Afghanistan

Since the beginning of Muharram, the Taliban has imposed severe restrictions on its observers across Afghanistan, preventing them from commemorating it as they did before the Taliban’s return to power.

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is observed annually by the Shia community with special ceremonies to commemorate the death anniversary of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.