Afghanistan’s Shia community marked Ashura on Friday under heightened restrictions imposed by the Taliban, with worshippers and religious leaders reporting tighter controls on religious ceremonies, public displays of mourning and processions.
Local residents said Taliban limited Ashura commemorations to designated venues, prohibited the display of Muharram flags and mourning symbols in some areas, barred public mourning processions and banned the use of mosque loudspeakers beyond mosque compounds.
