Najia Sorosh (right), head of Sadai Banowan, talks to her staff at the broadcast studio in Badakhshan province (Photo: AP)

The Taliban’s brutal campaign against women and girls across Afghanistan continues, even during Ramadan.

The latest victim is the country’s only female-run radio station, which was closed to music during the holy month.

“Sadai Banowan”, which means “woman’s voice” in Dari, was founded 10 years ago and has eight employees, six of whom are women.

Station manager Najia Sorosh denied all allegations and said the closure was a “conspiracy”.

Ms Sorosh (left) denied any wrongdoing (Photo: AP)

“The Taliban told us that you broadcast music. We did not broadcast music,” she stressed.

Ms Sorosh said officials from the Ministry of Information and Culture and the Directorate of Vice and Virtue arrived at the station at 11:40 am on Thursday and closed the station.

She said station staff contacted Vice and Virtue, but officials had no additional information about it.

Moezuddin Ahmadi, director of information and culture in the northeastern province of Badakhshan, said the station was closed for violating “laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate”.

“If this radio station accepts the policy of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and guarantees that it will not repeat itself, we will allow it to reopen,” he said.

Since taking power in August 221, the Taliban regime has had a devastating impact on Afghan women and girls.

Women are excluded from most forms of employment and education after sixth grade, including university.

There is no official ban on music. During their previous rule in the late 1990s, the Taliban shut down most of the country’s television, radio and newspaper stations.

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