Sources told Afghanistan International that on Monday, an Afghan singer, Muslim Nuristani, and his brother had been killed by unknown armed men in the Mandol district of Nuristan province.

According to the sources, after the Taliban imposed a ban on music in Afghanistan, Nuristani continued to live as an ordinary citizen in his village in Nuristan province.

Relatives of the singer said that he had "no personal enmity”, and the motive behind his murder is still unclear.

The local Taliban authorities have not reacted to the news of the murder of the Afghan singer.

Muslim Nuristani appeared in local media inside Afghanistan before the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban and performed local songs of Nuristan province.