Commuters riding blue taxis wait in a traffic jam in Kabul on September 14, 2026. Taxi drivers in Afghanistan are turning on the tunes in their cars, defying a ban imposed by the Taliban government despite the fear of getting caught by morality police. The music that used to flow constantly out of restaurants, cafes and shops in the capital Kabul has been muted for five years, replaced only by religious or patriotic songs supported by the Taliban authorities in power since 2021. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP via Getty Images)