Prohibitions The Taliban forbade the consumption of pork and alcohol, the use of many types of consumer technology such as music with instrumental accompaniments, television, filming, and the Internet, as well as most forms of art such as paintings or photography, participation in sports, including football and chess; Recreational activities such as kite-flying and the keeping of pigeons and other pets were also forbidden, and the birds were killed according to the Taliban's rules. Movie theatres were closed and repurposed as mosques. The celebration of the Western and Iranian New Years was also forbidden. Taking photographs and displaying pictures and portraits were also forbidden, because the Taliban considered them forms of idolatry. This extended even to "blacking out illustrations on packages of baby soap in shops and painting over road-crossing signs for livestock.
prohibitions the taliban forbade the consumption of pork and alcohol the use of many types of consumer technology such as music with instrumental accompaniments television filming and the internet as well as most forms of art such as paintings or photography participation in sports including football and chess; recreational activities such as kite-flying and the keeping of pigeons and other pets were also forbidden and the birds were killed according to the taliban's rules movie theatres were closed and repurposed as mosques the celebration of the western and iranian new years was also forbidden taking photographs and displaying pictures and portraits were also forbidden because the taliban considered them forms of idolatry this extended even to "blacking out illustrations on packages of baby soap in shops and painting over road-crossing signs for livestock