Peshawar, Pakistan - January 23, 2025 The Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in 2021 meant not only the end of a government but also the imposition of an enforced silence on a vibrant music scene. Music, once an expression of joy, mourning and resistance, was declared "un-Islamic," forcing thousands of artists to flee. But even in exile, persecution continues, especially in Pakistan, where deportations threaten to return them to the very regime that silenced them. Camera: BILAWAL ARBAB/ARSHAD ARBAB. SHOT LIST: AFGHAN SINGER SHADABAD MUNAWAR AT HIS HOME PLAYING HIS INSTRUMENTS; A GROUP OF AFGHAN SINGERS MEETING WITH THEIR LAWYERS AT THE PESHAWAR HIGH COURT; AND THE DAILY LIFE OF AFGHAN SINGER HASHMAT OMID, AND HASHMAT OMID IN HIS MUSIC STUDIO, IN PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN. [Restrictions: Spain, Latin America, or the U.S. Hispanic market]