3,000 liters of contraband alcohol dumped in a canal

Nearly 3,000 liters of contraband alcohol, seized by the Afghan intelligence services, were dumped in a canal in Kabul, announced the Taliban authorities, who severely crack down on the sale and consumption of alcohol, this Sunday.

In a video released by the General Intelligence Directorate (GDI), the special services of the Islamic Emirate (name given by the Taliban to their regime), several uniformed agents are shown emptying several barrels into a channel.

The increased repression

The GDI said in a statement that 3,000 liters of alcohol had been seized and destroyed after an operation in a district of the Afghan capital, during which three men were arrested. “Muslims should really refrain from making and supplying alcohol,” said a religious scholar, speaking in the video.

The sale and consumption of alcohol were already banned under the previous Western-backed regime, but the Taliban, known for their very rigorous view of Islam, have stepped up the repression since taking power in mid-August. The Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice has also issued several recommendations reducing women’s rights.